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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