TODAY SUNRISE: 7:10 AM SUNSET: 6:04 PM
Chicagoland weather radar is all clear at about 12:30 p.m. Satellite images show clear skies over northeast Illinois with clouds in northwest Illinois and most of Wisconsin at 12:30 p.m. Very low humidity and gusty winds have increased the risk of wildfires, grass fires and brush fires. By 1:30 p.m. Monday brush fires or field fires had occurred in Schaumburg, Manhattan in Will County, and Otto in Kankakee County. The fire in Manhattan is a corn field fire that has was elevated to a 3rd Alarm at about 1:20 p.m.
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1013 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 192315- /O.CON.KLOT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151020T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 1013 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
A Red Flag Warning covers about half of Illinois. What exactly does this mean? #ILwx pic.twitter.com/hiwRU5yrtm
— NWS Lincoln IL (@NWSLincolnIL) October 19, 2015
High risk fire weather danger today with dry conditions, warm temps, low humidity, gusts to 40 MPH. #ILWX #INWX pic.twitter.com/JUEf8ef5Hv
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) October 19, 2015
NWS POINT FORECAST …
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS …
| Location | Time (cdt) |
Sky/Weather | Temp. (ºF) |
Dewpt. (ºF) |
Humidity (%) |
Wind (mph) |
Pressure (in) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago/O’Hare | 11:51 | A Few Clouds and Breezy | 64 | 32 | 30 | SW 21 G 31 | 30.10 | |
| Chicago Midway Airport | 11:53 | A Few Clouds and Breezy | 65 | 30 | 27 | S 23 G 33 | 30.13 | |
| Chicago Executive Airport | 11:52 | Fair | 64 | 33 | 32 | S 18 G 29 | 30.11 | |
| Chicago / West Chicago, Dupage Airport | 11:52 | Fair and Breezy | 65 | 33 | 31 | SW 25 G 32 | 30.11 | |
| Aurora Municipal Airport | 11:52 | Fair | 65 | 33 | 31 | SW 20 G 29 | 30.13 | |
| Gary Chicago International | 11:45 | Clear | 64 | 25 | 22 | S 17 G 35 | 30.17 | |
| Kenosha Regional Airport | 11:53 | Fair and Breezy | 64 | 34 | 33 | SW 24 G 33 | 30.04 | |
| Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport | 11:55 | Fair and Breezy | 64 | 35 | 34 | SW 24 G 40 | 30.05 | |
| Lansing Municipal Airport | 11:35 | Fair and Windy | 63 | 31 | 30 | SW 26 G 33 | 30.18 | |
| Click on location name for the weather during the past two days at that site. | ||||||||
CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT …
| D a t e |
Time (cdt) |
Wind (mph) |
Vis. (mi.) |
Weather | Sky Cond. | Temperature (ºF) | Relative Humidity |
Wind Chill (°F) |
Heat Index (°F) |
Pressure | Precipitation (in.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Dwpt | 6 hour | altimeter (in) |
sea level (mb) |
1 hr | 3 hr | 6 hr | ||||||||||
| Max. | Min. | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 11:52 | S 18 G 29 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 64 | 33 | 32% | NA | NA | 30.11 | 1019.7 | |||||
| 19 | 10:52 | SW 16 G 26 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 59 | 32 | 36% | NA | NA | 30.14 | 1020.7 | |||||
| 19 | 09:52 | SW 21 G 29 | 10.00 | Fair and Breezy | CLR | 57 | 30 | 36% | NA | NA | 30.16 | 1021.5 | |||||
| 19 | 08:52 | S 22 G 26 | 10.00 | Fair and Breezy | CLR | 54 | 28 | 37% | NA | NA | 30.18 | 1022.1 | |||||
| 19 | 07:52 | SW 16 G 25 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 52 | 28 | 40% | NA | NA | 30.19 | 1022.7 | |||||
| 19 | 06:52 | S 16 G 23 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 52 | 28 | 52 | 44 | 40% | NA | NA | 30.20 | 1022.9 | |||
| 19 | 05:52 | S 15 G 23 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 50 | 27 | 41% | 45 | NA | 30.23 | 1023.7 | |||||
| 19 | 04:52 | S 10 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 48 | 28 | 46% | 44 | NA | 30.25 | 1024.5 | |||||
| 19 | 03:52 | S 13 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 49 | 27 | 43% | 44 | NA | 30.26 | 1024.8 | |||||
| 19 | 02:52 | S 16 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 49 | 27 | 43% | 43 | NA | 30.27 | 1025.0 | |||||
| 19 | 01:52 | S 12 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 48 | 27 | 44% | 43 | NA | 30.28 | 1025.5 | |||||
| 19 | 00:52 | S 7 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 44 | 28 | 47 | 39 | 53% | 40 | NA | 30.30 | 1026.3 | |||
| 18 | 23:52 | S 6 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 40 | 29 | 65% | 36 | NA | 30.32 | 1026.9 | |||||
| 18 | 22:52 | S 6 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 40 | 32 | 73% | 36 | NA | 30.32 | 1027.2 | |||||
| 18 | 21:52 | S 5 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 41 | 35 | 79% | 38 | NA | 30.34 | 1027.6 | |||||
| 18 | 20:52 | SE 3 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 44 | 37 | 76% | NA | NA | 30.35 | 1028.0 | |||||
| 18 | 19:52 | SE 3 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 45 | 36 | 71% | NA | NA | 30.36 | 1028.6 | |||||
| 18 | 18:52 | SE 3 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 48 | 36 | 60 | 48 | 63% | NA | NA | 30.36 | 1028.6 | |||
| 18 | 17:52 | SE 7 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 52 | 36 | 55% | NA | NA | 30.37 | 1029.0 | |||||
| 18 | 16:52 | E 8 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 56 | 34 | 44% | NA | NA | 30.39 | 1029.4 | |||||
| 18 | 15:52 | E 6 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 57 | 35 | 44% | NA | NA | 30.41 | 1030.0 | |||||
| 18 | 14:52 | W 5 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 59 | 25 | 27% | NA | NA | 30.43 | 1030.7 | |||||
| 18 | 13:52 | Vrbl 5 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 59 | 25 | 27% | NA | NA | 30.45 | 1031.4 | |||||
| 18 | 12:52 | NW 6 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 57 | 26 | 58 | 30 | 30% | NA | NA | 30.47 | 1032.2 | |||
| 18 | 11:52 | Vrbl 7 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 56 | 30 | 37% | NA | NA | 30.49 | 1032.8 | |||||
| 18 | 10:52 | NW 7 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 53 | 30 | 41% | NA | NA | 30.51 | 1033.5 | |||||
| 18 | 09:52 | Vrbl 5 | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 49 | 30 | 48% | 47 | NA | 30.51 | 1033.4 | |||||
| 18 | 08:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 42 | 31 | 65% | NA | NA | 30.50 | 1033.3 | |||||
| 18 | 07:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 33 | 28 | 82% | NA | NA | 30.48 | 1032.8 | |||||
| 18 | 06:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 31 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 85% | NA | NA | 30.47 | 1032.2 | |||
| 18 | 05:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 30 | 27 | 88% | NA | NA | 30.45 | 1031.6 | |||||
| 18 | 04:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 31 | 28 | 89% | NA | NA | 30.43 | 1031.0 | |||||
| 18 | 03:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 31 | 28 | 89% | NA | NA | 30.42 | 1030.7 | |||||
| 18 | 02:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 32 | 29 | 88% | NA | NA | 30.42 | 1030.8 | |||||
| 18 | 01:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 32 | 28 | 85% | NA | NA | 30.41 | 1030.4 | |||||
| 18 | 00:52 | Calm | 10.00 | Fair | CLR | 34 | 29 | 47 | 33 | 82% | NA | NA | 30.41 | 1030.3 | |||
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