How to interpret surface observations
Latest Illinois Observations/Forecast:
Plymouth State University Weather Center
URL Address: <a href="https://vortex.plymouth.edu/">https://vortex.plymouth.edu</a><br>
Illinois Observations for Sun Mar 15 at 05:00 AM EDT
T TD RH WIND GUST ALSTG SLP VIS CLOUDS WX PR6 PR24
Station F F % deg kts kts in Hg mb mi 100ftCOV in in ID
ALTON/ST LOUIS R 54 45 71 130 at 10 29.64 10 CLR KALN
AURORA MUNICIPAL 37 27 65 100 at 10 29.69 10 110 OVC KARR
BLOOMINGTON/NORM 46 32 57 150 at 19 24 29.64 10 CLR KBMI
CAHOKIA/ST. LOUI 59 46 63 180 at 8 29.59 1001.7 10 CLR KCPS
CAIRO 63 46 55 180 at 10 29.74 10 CLR KCIR
CARBONDALE/MURPH 59 45 59 180 at 9 29.68 1004.9 10 CLR KMDH
CENTRALIA 57 43 59 160 at 9 29.69 10 CLR KENL
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 41 32 70 90 at 8 29.69 1005.6 10 CLR KCMI
CHICAGO NEXRAD 41 27 56 80 at 10 16 10 120 OVC KLOT
CHICAGO/MIDWAY 39 27 60 100 at 10 29.73 10 110 OVC KMDW
CHICAGO/O'HARE A 37 27 65 70 at 8 29.73 10 110 BKN KORD
CHICAGO/PALWAUKE 37 28 70 80 at 9 29.76 10 110 BKN KPWK
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN 36 30 81 70 at 12 29.77 10 95 OVC -RA KUGN
DANVILLE/VERMILI 45 30 57 120 at 11 29.74 10 CLR KDNV
DECATUR AIRPORT 46 36 66 140 at 11 29.64 1003.8 10 CLR KDEC
EFFINGHAM 52 39 62 120 at 7 29.73 10 CLR K1H2
FAIRFIELD 57 41 55 170 at 4 29.73 10 CLR KFWC
FLORA 46 41 81 140 at 7 29.72 10 CLR KFOA
FREEPORT 37 28 70 90 at 13 29.73 10 60 OVC KFEP
GALESBURG MUNICI 46 39 76 110 at 9 29.61 10 CLR KGBG
GREATER KANKAKEE 43 27 52 120 at 15 29.76 10 CLR KIKK
HARRISBURG 61 41 48 180 at 9 29.73 10 CLR KHSB
JACKSONVILLE 54 41 62 130 at 8 29.59 10 CLR KIJX
JOLIET PARK DIST 43 28 56 110 at 8 29.74 10 120 SCT KJOT
LACON/MARSHALL C 43 30 61 110 at 5 29.65 10 CLR KC75
LAWRENCEVILLE-VI 48 39 71 160 at 7 29.73 1006.7 10 CLR KLWV
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO 46 32 57 130 at 7 29.65 10 CLR KAAA
LITCHFIELD 54 43 67 140 at 13 17 29.65 10 CLR K3LF
MACOMB 48 36 62 140 at 12 18 29.59 10 120 SCT KMQB
MARION REGIONAL 59 43 55 170 at 12 29.72 10 CLR KMWA
MATTOON/CHARLEST 52 36 54 150 at 11 29.67 1004.7 10 CLR KMTO
MOLINE/QUAD CITY 43 30 61 100 at 12 29.55 1000.9 10 120 FEW KMLI
MORRIS 41 28 61 90 at 8 29.72 10 120 SCT KC09
MOUNT VERNON (AW 55 43 62 170 at 6 29.69 1005.7 10 CLR KMVN
MOUNT_CARMEL 54 41 62 130 at 10 29.74 10 CLR KAJG
OLNEY-NOBLE 55 39 54 140 at 9 29.73 10 CLR KOLY
PARIS 45 30 57 0 at 0 29.73 10 CLR KPRG
PEORIA REGIONAL 50 34 54 150 at 9 29.59 1002.1 10 CLR KPIA
PERU 39 28 65 90 at 11 29.71 10 110 SCT KVYS
PITTSFIELD 55 46 72 150 at 11 29.57 10 CLR KPPQ
PONTIAC 43 28 56 120 at 13 29.7 10 CLR KPNT
QUINCY MUNI/BALD 54 46 77 150 at 8 29.5 998.7 10 CLR KUIN
RANTOUL/FRANK EL 45 28 53 130 at 11 29.71 10 CLR KTIP
ROBINSON_MUNI_AR 48 36 62 130 at 9 29.75 10 CLR KRSV
ROCHELLE MUNI AI 37 25 60 100 at 13 29.71 4 120 OVC HZ KRPJ
ROCKFORD 39 25 56 70 at 11 20 29.7 10 100 OVC KRFD
SALEM-LECKRONE 55 41 58 130 at 5 29.69 10 CLR KSLO
SAVANNA/TRI-TOWN 39 27 60 90 at 8 20 29.68 10 75 OVC KSFY
SCOTT AFB/BELLEV 54 46 77 170 at 6 29.64 1003.9 10 CLR KBLV
SPARTA 59 48 67 180 at 12 19 29.68 10 CLR KSAR
SPRINGFIELD/CAPI 54 39 58 150 at 14 22 29.6 1002.3 10 CLR KSPI
STERLING ROCKFAL 39 28 65 100 at 16 25 29.62 1003.4 10 CLR KSQI
TAYLORVILLE 50 37 62 140 at 9 29.66 10 CLR KTAZ
W. CHICAGO/DU PA 37 27 65 90 at 9 29.71 10 90 BKN VC TS KDPA
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Tabular State Forecast for Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
405 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
ROWS INCLUDE...
Daily predominant daytime weather 6AM-6PM
Forecast temperatures...early morning low/daytime high
Probability of precipitation nighttime 6PM-6AM/daytime 6AM-6PM
- indicates temperatures below zero
MM indicates missing data
FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST
Today Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21
...Northwest IL...
Moline/Rock Island
Tstrms Snow Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
/58 16/22 5/28 21/47 33/58 38/65 39/57
/90 90/50 10/00 70/70 00/00 00/00 00/00
Sterling/Rock Falls
Tstrms Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/57 17/23 6/26 19/45 32/54 36/62 37/56
/90 90/70 20/00 80/80 10/10 00/00 00/00
...North central IL...
DeKalb
Tstrms Snoshwr Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/58 20/21 7/24 18/43 32/53 36/60 36/53
/100 100/70 30/00 70/70 10/10 00/00 10/10
Rockford
Tstrms Snoshwr Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/56 19/20 6/24 17/43 32/51 35/58 35/52
/100 100/70 30/00 80/80 10/10 00/10 10/10
...Northeast IL...
Aurora
Tstrms Snoshwr Sunny Snoshwr Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/60 22/23 10/26 20/45 33/56 37/61 38/53
/90 100/70 40/00 70/70 10/10 00/10 10/10
Chicago Downtown
Tstrms Snoshwr Ptcldy Snoshwr Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/58 24/25 15/28 24/43 36/51 38/56 38/49
/70 100/70 50/00 60/60 10/10 00/10 10/10
Chicago O'Hare
Tstrms Snoshwr Sunny Snoshwr Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/60 23/24 12/27 22/44 34/54 38/58 38/51
/80 100/70 50/00 60/60 10/10 00/10 10/10
Joliet
Tstrms Snoshwr Sunny Snoshwr Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/61 24/24 11/27 21/45 33/57 37/62 38/54
/80 100/70 40/00 60/60 10/10 00/10 10/10
Kankakee
Tstrms Snoshwr Ptcldy Snoshwr Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
/66 24/25 11/26 21/46 32/58 37/63 38/55
/70 100/60 50/00 60/60 10/00 00/00 10/00
Waukegan
Tstrms Snoshwr Sunny Snoshwr Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/58 22/23 11/26 20/43 34/49 36/54 35/47
/90 100/70 50/00 60/60 10/10 10/10 10/10
...West central IL...
Jerseyville
Tstrms Windy Sunny Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/66 19/28 12/35 28/61 40/70 43/74 47/67
/90 70/20 00/00 30/30 00/00 00/00 00/00
Macomb
Tstrms Snow Sunny Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/61 15/22 6/30 25/55 35/64 40/71 43/62
/90 80/50 10/00 50/40 00/00 00/00 00/00
Quincy
Tstrms Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/65 15/25 9/35 30/60 40/70 44/75 47/66
/80 70/30 10/00 40/20 00/00 00/00 00/00
...Central IL...
Decatur
Tstrms Blgsno Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/65 21/25 10/29 24/53 37/64 40/69 43/61
/80 100/40 20/00 60/60 00/00 00/00 00/00
LaSalle/Peru
Tstrms Snoshwr Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy
/60 20/22 9/27 21/47 33/59 38/65 39/56
/100 90/60 20/00 70/70 00/00 00/00 00/00
Peoria
Tstrms Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
/63 18/24 9/30 24/53 35/62 39/69 42/60
/90 70/70 20/00 60/60 00/00 00/00 00/00
Pontiac
Tstrms Snoshwr Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
/63 22/23 9/27 21/49 33/60 38/66 39/57
/90 100/60 30/00 60/60 00/00 00/00 00/00
Springfield
Tstrms Blgsno Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/65 19/25 10/31 26/57 38/66 41/71 45/64
/80 80/40 10/00 50/50 00/00 00/00 00/00
...East central IL...
Champaign/Urbana
Tstrms Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/66 23/25 11/28 22/51 35/62 38/67 41/59
/70 100/50 30/00 60/60 00/00 00/00 10/10
Charleston/Mattoon
Tstrms Windy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/67 23/26 11/29 24/53 37/63 40/68 44/60
/70 90/30 20/00 50/50 00/00 00/00 10/10
...Southwest IL...
Belleville
Rain Mocldy Sunny Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/67 22/30 15/37 32/63 43/70 45/75 49/68
/90 80/20 00/00 20/20 00/00 00/00 00/00
Chester
Tstrms Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Sunny Sunny Ptcldy
/67 23/32 15/39 30/62 43/71 45/75 49/69
/90 80/10 00/00 10/10 00/00 00/00 00/00
...South central IL...
Carbondale
Tstrms Mocldy Sunny Mocldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/70 25/34 17/40 30/60 43/70 46/75 50/69
/80 90/10 00/00 20/20 00/00 00/00 00/00
Centralia
Tstrms Mocldy Sunny Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/67 23/30 14/35 28/59 41/67 44/71 48/65
/80 100/20 00/00 30/30 00/00 00/00 00/00
Mount Vernon
Tstrms Mocldy Sunny Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy Ptcldy
/69 24/32 14/36 27/59 41/68 44/73 48/67
/80 90/10 00/00 30/30 00/00 00/00 00/00
...Southeast IL...
Lawrenceville
Rain Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
/70 25/31 15/33 25/54 38/64 42/69 46/62
/50 100/20 20/00 30/30 10/00 00/00 00/00
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