Weather Today
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm overnight. Low: 47. Winds: East 5-10 mph.
SATURDAY: Partly sunny with a few showers or a thunderstorm possible. High: 65. Winds: Southeast 10-15 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low: 55. Winds: Southeast 10-15 mph.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 70.
Joe Crain
Storm Team 20 Meteorologist
Almanac
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013
NORMAL HIGH: 77
NORMAL LOW: 55
RECORD HIGH: 94 (1939)
RECORD LOW: 37 (1925)
SUNRISE: 5:37 a.m.
SUNSET: 8:15 p.m.
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is the traditional start to the summer vacation season, but it's going to feel more like fall with cooler temperatures and some chances for rain.
After a cloudy and drizzly day throughout most of the day on Thursday, skies cleared by late afternoon as Canadian high pressure began to overspread into mid-Illinois. Skies will remain clear Friday with abundant sunshine, but temperatures will be about 10 degrees below normal with afternoon highs only reaching the mid- to upper 60's.
If you're planning some outdoor activities over the holiday weekend, it might be best to have a back-up plan to move indoors as the forecast includes some "hit or miss" rain chances Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms are more likely by Sunday as a front becomes stationary across central Illinois. "Hit or miss" rain chances continue Monday and Tuesday as the front lifts back to the north. Likewise, the cooler temperatures hang around for most of the weekend before warmer weather builds back into the forecast by mid-week.
The 7-day temperature outlook: Look for highs in the mid- to upper 60's Friday and Saturday; around 70 Sunday; mid- to upper 70's Memorial Day; and, lower 80's Tuesday through Thursday. Overnight lows will drop to the upper 40's Friday night; lower 50's Saturday night; upper 50's Sunday night; lower 60's Monday night; and, mid- 60's Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Storm Team 20 Meteorologist
