TODAY SUNRISE: 6:19 AM SUNSET: 7:26 PM
Radar indicated convective, unstable thunderstorms northeast of Peoria, Illinois just before 2:00 p.m. The storms are moving from southwest to northeast toward Chicagoland. The storms have the potential to develop tornados.
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 41 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 150 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015 TORNADO WATCH 41 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC007-011-017-019-021-031-037-039-043-053-057-063-075-089-091- 093-095-097-099-103-105-107-111-113-115-123-125-129-137-141-143- 147-155-167-169-171-175-179-183-197-201-203-100400- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0041.150409T1850Z-150410T0400Z/ IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOONE BUREAU CASS CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN COOK DE KALB DE WITT DUPAGE FORD FULTON GRUNDY IROQUOIS KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL KNOX LAKE LA SALLE LEE LIVINGSTON LOGAN MACON MARSHALL MASON MCHENRY MCLEAN MENARD MORGAN OGLE PEORIA PIATT PUTNAM SANGAMON SCHUYLER SCOTT STARK TAZEWELL VERMILION WILL WINNEBAGO WOODFORD $$
DETAILED FORECAST
This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Isolated showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Isolated showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
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