County, Illinois Weather and Climate Synopsis

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Synopsis...

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
AND PROVIDED MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.
EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES RANGED MAINLY FROM 45 TO 50
DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION.

COOLER TEMPERATURES WERE ACROSS ILLINOIS WITH MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WERE SLOWLY CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 40S ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. WITH SOME PATCHY SUN...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER
50S ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.  SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN HAD
DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

AS LOW PRESSURE IS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES TODAY...MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 50S ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO THE LOWER 60S ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. AS THE
LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN CANADA...EXPECT A DECREASE
IN CLOUDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS.

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NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MOLINE         CLOUDY    32  25  75 NW8       29.82F WCI  25 TC   0   

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint Map, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford

.THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy with a chance of flurries. Near steady
temperature in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 15.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of snow after midnight. Light
snow accumulation possible. Not as cool. Near steady temperature
in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow
50 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely, mainly in the morning.
Additional light snow accumulation possible. Highs in the lower
30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
Chance of snow 70 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with lows 5 to
10 above. Wind chill values as low as 5 below after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs 10 to 15. Wind
chill values as low as 5 below in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around
zero. Highs around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as
10 below. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 20.
Lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower
30s. 

12-48 Hr Surface, 12-48 Hr ETA 500mb/Sfc, TWC Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2
NGM 60 Hr Forecast Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford ,

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above     Normal     Normal     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal     Normal     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

JANUARY 10TH
HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS
...1800...
Savannah GA received a foot and a half of snow, and ten inches blanketed
Charleston SC. It was the heaviest snowfall of record for the immediate
Coastal Plain of the southeastern U.S. (David Ludlum)
...1911...
The temperature at Rapid City SD plunged 47 degrees in just fifteen
minutes. (The Weather Channel)
...1949...
Snow was reported at San Diego CA for the first and only time since 1882.
Snow was noted even on some of the beaches in parts of the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. Burbank reported 4.7 inches, and Long Beach and Laguna
Beach received one inch of snow. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1975...
The "Storm of the Century" hit Minnesota. A severe blizzard moved northward
across the state producing up to two feet of snow. High winds drove wind
chill readings to 80 degrees below zero, and at Duluth MN the barometric
pressure dipped to 28.55 inches. The storm, which claimed 35 lives,
occurred on the 102nd anniversary of the infamous "Pioneer Blizzard" in
Minnesota. (David Ludlum)
...1982...
The temperature at O'Hare Airport in Chicago IL plunged to an all-time
record of 26 degrees below zero, and high winds drove the wind chill
reading to 77 degrees below zero. The temperature in Downtown Chicago
reached 23 degrees below zero. A week later a second arctic surge sent the
temperature plunging back down to 25 degrees below zero. (Weather Channel)
(National Weather Summary)
...1987...
Bitter cold air invaded the Rocky Mountain Region, with subzero readings
reported as far south as Gallop NM. Pocatello ID reported a record low
reading of 14 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
...1988...
A storm in the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 97 mph at Netarts
OR, and up to two feet of snow in the mountains of Oregon. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...
The first documented January tornado of record in Utah struck the south
part of Sandy. Asphalt shingles were driven one half inch into a fence.
(The Weather Channel)
Clear skies, light winds, and up to 24 inches of snow cover, allowed the
temperature to plunge to 45 degrees below zero at Roseau MN, and to -43
degrees at Warroad MN. The afternoon high at Grand Forks ND was 16 degrees
below zero. (National Weather Summary)
...1990...
Strong southerly winds ahead of a Pacific cold front helped temperatures in
the central U.S. soar as much as 50 degrees during the day. A total of
fifty cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the
date, with afternoon highs in the 70s reported as far north as Nebraska and
eastern Colorado. Highs of 53 at devils Lake ND, 76 at Grand Island NE, 73
at Lincoln NE, and 73 at North Platte NE, established records for the month
of January. (National Weather Summary)