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 Wed May 13 at 01:00 PM 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  70  41  35 310 at  20     30.06          10     CLR                       KALN
AURORA MUNICIPAL  61  37  42 340 at  17  30 30.0           10     CLR                       KARR
BLOOMINGTON/NORM  64  45  49 330 at  12     30.03  1016.3  10 48  SCT                       KBMI
CAHOKIA/ST. LOUI  73  39  29 340 at  15  23 30.05  1017.3  10     CLR                       KCPS
CAIRO             77  39  26 340 at  12  18 30.05          10     CLR                       KCIR
CARBONDALE/MURPH  73  39  29 330 at  10  18 30.03  1016.5  10     CLR                       KMDH
CENTRALIA         70  41  35 310 at  13  20 30.03          10     CLR                       KENL
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA  63  45  52 340 at  14     30.0   1015.7  10 38  OVC                       KCMI
CHICAGO NEXRAD    61  39  45 330 at   9  21 30.01          10 48  SCT                       KLOT
CHICAGO/MIDWAY    54  39  58  30 at  12  16 30.02  1016.3  10 41  FEW                       KMDW
CHICAGO/O'HARE A  54  39  58  70 at  12     30.0           10 49  BKN                       KORD
CHICAGO/PALWAUKE  52  37  58  60 at   9     30.03  1016.8  10 60  BKN                       KPWK
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN  50  37  62  70 at  11  18 30.01  1016.4  10 35  SCT                       KUGN
DANVILLE/VERMILI  63  45  52 330 at  10  21 29.99           4 50  OVC                       KDNV
DE KALB           59  37  44 330 at  17  23 30.02          10     CLR                       KDKB
DECATUR AIRPORT   64  45  49 320 at  14  21 30.02  1016.3  10 50  SCT                       KDEC
EFFINGHAM         68  45  43 310 at  16  20 30.02          10     CLR                       K1H2
FAIRFIELD         72  39  31 300 at   8     30.0           10     CLR                       KFWC
FLORA             70  41  35 290 at  19  23 30.01          10     CLR                       KFOA
FREEPORT          59  43  55 340 at  16  20 30.07          10 45  OVC                       KFEP
GALESBURG MUNICI  63  41  45 350 at  14  22 30.08          10     CLR                       KGBG
GREATER KANKAKEE  57  45  63  60 at   9  14 30.01          10 50  OVC                       KIKK
HARRISBURG        73  43  33 300 at  10  16 30.02          10     CLR                       KHSB
JACKSONVILLE      66  43  43 340 at  14  21 30.06          10     CLR                       KIJX
JOLIET PARK DIST  61  41  48 340 at  10  17 30.0           10 44  SCT                       KJOT
LACON/MARSHALL C  63  39  42 350 at  14  22 30.03          10 48  SCT                       KC75
LAWRENCEVILLE-VI  72  39  31 300 at  19  27 29.97          10     CLR                       KLWV
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO  66  46  49 330 at   7  14 30.03          10 44  SCT                       KAAA
LITCHFIELD        64  43  45 320 at  16  20 30.07          10     CLR                       K3LF
MACOMB            64  43  45 330 at  17  27 30.1           10     CLR                       KMQB
MARION REGIONAL   73  39  29 330 at  12  20 30.02          10     CLR                       KMWA
MATTOON/CHARLEST  66  45  46 320 at  13  26 29.99          10 55  BKN                       KMTO
METROPOLIS_MUNIC  73  39  29 320 at  10  17 30.04          10     CLR                       KM30
MOLINE/QUAD CITY  64  43  45 340 at  13  20 30.06  1017.7  10 50  FEW                       KMLI
MORRIS            61  39  45 340 at   7     29.99          10     CLR                       KC09
MOUNT VERNON (AW  70  43  38 290 at   8  14 30.02          10     CLR                       KMVN
MOUNT_CARMEL      73  37  27 260 at  15  20 29.98          10     CLR                       KAJG
OLNEY-NOBLE       70  43  38 300 at  14  19 30.0           10     CLR                       KOLY
PARIS             68  45  43 330 at  11  17 29.98          10 55  SCT                       KPRG
PEORIA REGIONAL   64  45  49 360 at   7  17 30.04          10 50  FEW                       KPIA
PERU              64  39  39 330 at  13  20 30.03          10 50  SCT                       KVYS
PITTSFIELD        66  41  40 320 at  16  20 30.09          10     CLR                       KPPQ
PONTIAC           63  42  46     at         30.01          10 46  SCT                       KPNT
QUINCY MUNI/BALD  66  39  37 340 at  16  26 30.1           10     CLR                       KUIN
RANTOUL/FRANK EL  63  45  52 350 at  12  19 29.99          10 50  OVC                       KTIP
ROBINSON_MUNI_AR  70  43  38 300 at  14  19 29.97          10     CLR                       KRSV
ROCHELLE MUNI AI  61  36  39 350 at  17  24 30.03          10     CLR                       KRPJ
ROCKFORD          61  37  42 340 at  15  25 30.05          10 50  BKN                       KRFD
SALEM-LECKRONE    72  45  38 300 at  12  17 30.03          10     CLR                       KSLO
SAVANNA/TRI-TOWN  59  39  48 340 at  11  15 30.08          10 43  BKN                       KSFY
SCOTT AFB/BELLEV  72  43  35 320 at  13  21 30.03  1017.0  10     CLR                       KBLV
SPRINGFIELD/CAPI  68  43  40 320 at  14     30.04  1017.1  10     CLR                       KSPI
STERLING ROCKFAL  64  41  42 340 at  12     30.06  1017.6  10 48  FEW                       KSQI
TAYLORVILLE       66  43  43 310 at  13  20 30.04          10     CLR                       KTAZ
W. CHICAGO/DU PA  61  37  42 340 at  13  23 30.0           10 85  BKN                       KDPA



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Tabular State Forecast for Illinois
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1105 AM CDT Wed May 13 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    Thu      Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      
   May 13   May 14   May 15   May 16   May 17   May 18   May 19   


...Northwest IL...
   Moline/Rock Island
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /71    44/75    56/83    61/86    61/87    68/90    64/80    
      /00    00/00    50/10    40/50    60/50    20/60    60/60   

   Sterling/Rock Falls
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /68    42/73    53/80    58/85    58/86    65/90    62/80    
      /00    00/00    40/10    40/50    50/50    30/60    70/60   


...North central IL...
   DeKalb
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /61    39/69    49/76    57/84    57/83    63/89    62/80    
      /00    00/00    30/30    30/60    60/40    40/50    70/70   

   Rockford
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Tstrms   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /62    40/71    50/78    57/85    56/84    63/90    62/79    
      /00    00/00    40/40    30/50    50/50    50/50    70/70   


...Northeast IL...
   Aurora
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /60    38/70    48/76    58/85    58/84    64/91    64/81    
      /00    00/00    20/20    30/60    70/40    40/50    70/70   

   Chicago Downtown
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    
     /54    40/64    49/76    59/84    57/82    63/93    66/83    
      /00    00/00    20/20    30/60    70/50    40/40    60/60   

   Chicago O'Hare
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Shwrs    
     /57    38/67    49/76    59/85    59/82    64/91    67/82    
      /00    00/00    20/20    30/60    70/50    40/40    60/70   

   Joliet
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /60    39/70    49/76    59/85    59/85    65/91    66/82    
      /00    00/00    20/30    30/60    70/40    30/50    60/70   

   Kankakee
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    
     /61    39/69    47/75    58/85    59/86    65/92    66/83    
      /00    00/00    20/50    20/70    70/30    20/40    60/70   

   Waukegan
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    
     /54    39/62    46/75    57/81    53/77    59/89    62/79    
      /00    00/00    20/20    30/60    60/50    50/40    60/60   


...West central IL...
   Jerseyville
   Sunny    Sunny    Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /72    44/73    54/82    63/83    63/88    68/90    67/82    
      /00    00/00    60/60    40/70    60/10    10/40    70/70   

   Macomb
   Sunny    Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /72    44/75    55/83    62/86    61/88    69/91    64/81    
      /00    00/00    60/50    40/70    70/30    20/60    60/70   

   Quincy
   Sunny    Sunny    Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /74    43/76    57/84    65/86    64/90    71/91    66/81    
      /00    00/00    60/60    30/60    60/20    10/50    60/70   


...Central IL...
   Decatur
   Sunny    Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /69    44/71    52/77    62/84    63/86    68/90    69/83    
      /00    00/00    30/70    40/70    70/20    10/30    60/70   

   LaSalle/Peru
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /67    41/72    53/79    60/85    60/86    67/91    66/82    
      /00    00/00    40/40    40/60    70/50    30/50    70/70   

   Peoria
   Sunny    Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Shwrs    
     /69    44/74    54/81    62/86    62/88    69/92    67/82    
      /00    00/00    50/50    30/70    70/40    30/50    70/70   

   Pontiac
   Sunny    Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    
     /66    40/71    50/78    60/87    61/88    67/93    67/84    
      /00    00/00    40/60    40/60    70/30    20/40    60/70   

   Springfield
   Sunny    Sunny    Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /71    44/74    54/81    64/86    63/89    69/92    69/84    
      /00    00/00    50/60    30/70    70/20    10/40    60/70   


...East central IL...
   Champaign/Urbana
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /68    42/70    50/76    61/84    62/86    67/91    69/84    
      /00    00/00    20/60    40/70    70/30    10/30    60/70   

   Charleston/Mattoon
   Sunny    Sunny    Shwrs    Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /68    43/70    51/75    63/82    64/86    68/89    70/83    
      /00    00/00    20/60    40/70    70/20    10/30    60/70   


...Southwest IL...
   Belleville
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /75    46/74    55/83    66/86    65/90    70/92    71/86    
      /00    00/00    40/40    40/60    50/10    00/30    60/70   

   Chester
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /75    43/73    54/81    65/86    64/88    68/90    69/85    
      /00    00/00    10/30    30/50    30/10    00/30    50/70   


...South central IL...
   Carbondale
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   
     /76    46/75    54/84    68/87    66/90    70/91    71/87    
      /00    00/00    10/20    30/30    20/00    00/30    40/70   

   Centralia
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Tstrms   
     /73    45/72    53/79    66/85    66/88    69/91    72/85    
      /00    00/00    10/40    40/50    50/10    00/30    50/70   

   Mount Vernon
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Tstrms   
     /74    46/73    53/82    66/86    66/89    69/91    72/86    
      /00    00/00    00/40    30/50    50/10    00/20    50/70   


...Southeast IL...
   Lawrenceville
   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Tstrms   
     /73    45/71    50/79    65/86    66/90    69/93    72/88    
      /00    00/00    00/30    40/50    50/10    10/20    50/80   


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