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| Preliminary data based on the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA)  |
Observed data reported by NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers
925 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Automated and Cooperative Observer Reports
Values represent high and low temperatures
for the 24-hour period ending around 7 am.
Location High Low
...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
Aurora 57 39
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt 59 33
Barrington 55 35
Batavia 58 34
Chicago Midway Arpt 57 38
Chicago O'Hare Arpt 57 37
Coal City 4NNW 62 36
DeKalb Municipal Arpt 57 35
DeKalb Northern IL Univ 57 36
Dwight 58 37
Elgin 57 35
Elizabeth 62 38
Freeport 58 36
Freeport/Albertus Arpt 57 36
Greater Kankakee Arpt 60 35
Illinois City L&D 16 59 31
Joliet Rgl Arpt 61 33
Kankakee 60 36
Lansing Municipal Arpt 56 33
Marseilles 64 41
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt 61 34
Morris 59 38
Mount Carroll 56 36
New Boston L&D 17 61 41
Ottawa 59 37
Park Forest 60 35
Peru/IL Valley Rgl Arpt 61 39
Rochelle Municipal Arpt 57 33
Romeoville/NWS Chicago 58 35
Savanna/Tri-Township Arpt 57 37
Schaumburg Rgl Arpt 57 37
Sterling/Rock Falls Arpt 58 36
Stockton 56 38
Waukegan Rgl Arpt 55 31
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt 58 35
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt 56 36
...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo 61 35
Avon 59 35
Bentley 60 40
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt 60 37
Champaign 3S
Champaign/Willard Arpt 62 37
Coles County Arpt 63 40
Danville/Vermilion Rgl Arpt 63 37
Decatur Arpt 61 38
Edgar County Arpt 63 38
Galesburg Municipal Arpt 59 33
Galesburg Water Plant 59 37
Gladstone L&D 18 58 37
Jacksonville 2 61 37
Jacksonville Municipal Arpt 61 38
Jerseyville 2 SW 63 39
Knoxville 61 35
La Harpe 60 37
Lacon/Marshall Co Arpt 60 35
Lincoln NWS 61 36
Macomb Municipal Arpt 61 36
Normal 4NE 61 34
Ogden 64 37
Pana 64 39
Peoria Intl Arpt 60 36
Pittsfield 60 36
Pittsfield/Penstone Arpt 55 49
Pontiac Municipal Arpt 60 35
Quincy L&D 21 64 41
Quincy Rgl Arpt 60 38
Rantoul Aviation Center 60 37
Shelbyville Dam 63 41
Sidell 4N 62 42
Springfield/Capital Arpt 61 37
Tuscola 62 38
White Hall 1 E 60 38
Windsor 61 39
...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D 66 41
Anna 65 42
Cahokia/Parks Arpt 64 40
Carbondale 66 42
Carbondale/Southern IL Arpt 65 42
Casey 67 35
Crawford County Arpt 66 40
Effingham Co Arpt 64 39
Fairfield Municipal Arpt 64 41
Grand Chain Dam 67 47
Harrisburg Arpt 67 42
Kaskaskia L&D 69 43
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt 66 42
Millstadt 64 41
Mt Carmel Municipal Arpt 66 44
Mt Vernon 65 38
Olney 2S 65 42
Olney/Noble Arpt 65 42
Salem 66 41
Salem/Leckrone Arpt 65 43
Smithland Dam 64 47
$$
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Preliminary data based on the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis
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Observed data from NWS, FAA, and cooperative weather observers
925 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Automated and Cooperative Observer Reports
Values represent high and low temperatures
for the 24-hour period ending around 7 am.
Location High Low
...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
Aurora 57 39
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt 59 33
Barrington 55 35
Batavia 58 34
Chicago Midway Arpt 57 38
Chicago O'Hare Arpt 57 37
Coal City 4NNW 62 36
DeKalb Municipal Arpt 57 35
DeKalb Northern IL Univ 57 36
Dwight 58 37
Elgin 57 35
Elizabeth 62 38
Freeport 58 36
Freeport/Albertus Arpt 57 36
Greater Kankakee Arpt 60 35
Illinois City L&D 16 59 31
Joliet Rgl Arpt 61 33
Kankakee 60 36
Lansing Municipal Arpt 56 33
Marseilles 64 41
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt 61 34
Morris 59 38
Mount Carroll 56 36
New Boston L&D 17 61 41
Ottawa 59 37
Park Forest 60 35
Peru/IL Valley Rgl Arpt 61 39
Rochelle Municipal Arpt 57 33
Romeoville/NWS Chicago 58 35
Savanna/Tri-Township Arpt 57 37
Schaumburg Rgl Arpt 57 37
Sterling/Rock Falls Arpt 58 36
Stockton 56 38
Waukegan Rgl Arpt 55 31
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt 58 35
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt 56 36
...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo 61 35
Avon 59 35
Bentley 60 40
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt 60 37
Champaign 3S
Champaign/Willard Arpt 62 37
Coles County Arpt 63 40
Danville/Vermilion Rgl Arpt 63 37
Decatur Arpt 61 38
Edgar County Arpt 63 38
Galesburg Municipal Arpt 59 33
Galesburg Water Plant 59 37
Gladstone L&D 18 58 37
Jacksonville 2 61 37
Jacksonville Municipal Arpt 61 38
Jerseyville 2 SW 63 39
Knoxville 61 35
La Harpe 60 37
Lacon/Marshall Co Arpt 60 35
Lincoln NWS 61 36
Macomb Municipal Arpt 61 36
Normal 4NE 61 34
Ogden 64 37
Pana 64 39
Peoria Intl Arpt 60 36
Pittsfield 60 36
Pittsfield/Penstone Arpt 55 49
Pontiac Municipal Arpt 60 35
Quincy L&D 21 64 41
Quincy Rgl Arpt 60 38
Rantoul Aviation Center 60 37
Shelbyville Dam 63 41
Sidell 4N 62 42
Springfield/Capital Arpt 61 37
Tuscola 62 38
White Hall 1 E 60 38
Windsor 61 39
...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D 66 41
Anna 65 42
Cahokia/Parks Arpt 64 40
Carbondale 66 42
Carbondale/Southern IL Arpt 65 42
Casey 67 35
Crawford County Arpt 66 40
Effingham Co Arpt 64 39
Fairfield Municipal Arpt 64 41
Grand Chain Dam 67 47
Harrisburg Arpt 67 42
Kaskaskia L&D 69 43
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt 66 42
Millstadt 64 41
Mt Carmel Municipal Arpt 66 44
Mt Vernon 65 38
Olney 2S 65 42
Olney/Noble Arpt 65 42
Salem 66 41
Salem/Leckrone Arpt 65 43
Smithland Dam 64 47
$$
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|
Preliminary data based on the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis
CoCoRaHS Observations: |
Observations from NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers
920 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Automated and Cooperative Observer Reports
Values represent precipitation and snowfall
for the 24-hour period ending around 7 am.
Location Pcpn Snow Depth
...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
Aurora 0.00
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt 0.00
Barrington 0.00
Batavia 0.00 0.0 0
Bourbonnais 0.00 0.0 0
Chicago Midway Arpt 0.02
Chicago O'Hare Arpt 0.00
Coal City 4NNW 0.00 0.0 0
DeKalb Northern IL Univ 0.00 0.0 0
Dwight 0.00 0.0 0
Earlville 3S 0.00 0.0 0
Elgin T 0.0 0
Elizabeth 0.00 0.0 0
Freeport 0.00 0.0 0
Genoa 0.00
Illinois City L&D 16 0.00 0.0 0
Kankakee 0.00
Lake Zurich 0.04 0.0 0
Manhattan 0.00 0.0 0
Marseilles 0.00
Mendota 0.00
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt 0.00
Morris 0.00 0.0 0
Mount Carroll 0.00
New Boston L&D 17 0.00
Ottawa 0.00
Park Forest 0.00 0.0 0
Peotone 0.00 0.0 0
Romeoville/NWS Chicago 0.00 0.0 0
Steward 0.00 0.0 0
Stockton 0.00 0.0 0
Waukegan Rgl Arpt 0.00
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt 0.00
Westmont 0.01
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt 0.01
Woodstock 5NW 0.01 0.0 0
...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo 0.00 0.0 0
Avon 0.00 0.0 0
Bentley 0.00
Bloomington Waterworks 0.00 0.0 0
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt 0.00
Champaign/Willard Arpt 0.00
Coles County Arpt 0.00
Decatur Arpt 0.00
Galesburg Water Plant 0.00
Gladstone L&D 18 0.00 0.0 0
Jacksonville 2 0.00 0.0 0
Jerseyville 2 SW 0.00 0.0 0
Knoxville 0.00 0.0 0
La Harpe 0.00
Lake Springfield 0.00
Lincoln NWS 0.00 0.0 0
Lovington 0.00
Macomb 0.00 0.0 0
Mattoon 0.00 0.0 0
Morton 0.00 0.0 0
Mount Pulaski 0.00 0.0 0
Moweaqua 2S 0.00
Normal 4NE 0.00 0.0 0
Ogden 0.00 0.0 0
Pana 0.00 0.0 0
Peoria 5NW 0.00 0.0 0
Peoria Intl Arpt 0.00
Pittsfield 0.00
Quincy L&D 21 0.00
Quincy Rgl Arpt 0.00
Rantoul 0.00
Roanoke 0.00
Shelbyville Dam 0.00 0.0 0
Sherman 0.00
Sidell 4N 0.00 0.0 0
Springfield/Capital Arpt 0.00
Tuscola 0.00 0.0 0
White Hall 1 E 0.00
Windsor 0.00 0.0 0
Yates City 0.00
...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D 0.00
Anna 0.00
Beecher City 0.00 0.0 0
Cahokia/Parks Arpt 0.00
Carbondale 0.00 0.0 0
Carbondale/Southern IL Arpt 0.00
Casey 0.00 0.0 0
Grand Chain Dam 0.00 0.0 0
Highland 0.00 0.0 0
Kaskaskia L&D 0.00 0.0 0
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt 0.00
Millstadt 0.00
Olney 2S 0.00 0.0 0
Salem 0.00
Smithland Dam 0.00
$$
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| Preliminary data based on analysis from the NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)
CoCoRaHS Observations: |
Observations from NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers
920 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Automated and Cooperative Observer Reports
Values represent precipitation and snowfall
for the 24-hour period ending around 7 am.
Location Pcpn Snow Depth
...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
Aurora 0.00
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt 0.00
Barrington 0.00
Batavia 0.00 0.0 0
Bourbonnais 0.00 0.0 0
Chicago Midway Arpt 0.02
Chicago O'Hare Arpt 0.00
Coal City 4NNW 0.00 0.0 0
DeKalb Northern IL Univ 0.00 0.0 0
Dwight 0.00 0.0 0
Earlville 3S 0.00 0.0 0
Elgin T 0.0 0
Elizabeth 0.00 0.0 0
Freeport 0.00 0.0 0
Genoa 0.00
Illinois City L&D 16 0.00 0.0 0
Kankakee 0.00
Lake Zurich 0.04 0.0 0
Manhattan 0.00 0.0 0
Marseilles 0.00
Mendota 0.00
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt 0.00
Morris 0.00 0.0 0
Mount Carroll 0.00
New Boston L&D 17 0.00
Ottawa 0.00
Park Forest 0.00 0.0 0
Peotone 0.00 0.0 0
Romeoville/NWS Chicago 0.00 0.0 0
Steward 0.00 0.0 0
Stockton 0.00 0.0 0
Waukegan Rgl Arpt 0.00
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt 0.00
Westmont 0.01
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt 0.01
Woodstock 5NW 0.01 0.0 0
...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo 0.00 0.0 0
Avon 0.00 0.0 0
Bentley 0.00
Bloomington Waterworks 0.00 0.0 0
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt 0.00
Champaign/Willard Arpt 0.00
Coles County Arpt 0.00
Decatur Arpt 0.00
Galesburg Water Plant 0.00
Gladstone L&D 18 0.00 0.0 0
Jacksonville 2 0.00 0.0 0
Jerseyville 2 SW 0.00 0.0 0
Knoxville 0.00 0.0 0
La Harpe 0.00
Lake Springfield 0.00
Lincoln NWS 0.00 0.0 0
Lovington 0.00
Macomb 0.00 0.0 0
Mattoon 0.00 0.0 0
Morton 0.00 0.0 0
Mount Pulaski 0.00 0.0 0
Moweaqua 2S 0.00
Normal 4NE 0.00 0.0 0
Ogden 0.00 0.0 0
Pana 0.00 0.0 0
Peoria 5NW 0.00 0.0 0
Peoria Intl Arpt 0.00
Pittsfield 0.00
Quincy L&D 21 0.00
Quincy Rgl Arpt 0.00
Rantoul 0.00
Roanoke 0.00
Shelbyville Dam 0.00 0.0 0
Sherman 0.00
Sidell 4N 0.00 0.0 0
Springfield/Capital Arpt 0.00
Tuscola 0.00 0.0 0
White Hall 1 E 0.00
Windsor 0.00 0.0 0
Yates City 0.00
...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D 0.00
Anna 0.00
Beecher City 0.00 0.0 0
Cahokia/Parks Arpt 0.00
Carbondale 0.00 0.0 0
Carbondale/Southern IL Arpt 0.00
Casey 0.00 0.0 0
Grand Chain Dam 0.00 0.0 0
Highland 0.00 0.0 0
Kaskaskia L&D 0.00 0.0 0
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt 0.00
Millstadt 0.00
Olney 2S 0.00 0.0 0
Salem 0.00
Smithland Dam 0.00
$$
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| Preliminary data based on analysis from the NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)
CoCoRaHS Observations: |
Observations from NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers
920 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Automated and Cooperative Observer Reports
Values represent precipitation and snowfall
for the 24-hour period ending around 7 am.
Location Pcpn Snow Depth
...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
Aurora 0.00
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt 0.00
Barrington 0.00
Batavia 0.00 0.0 0
Bourbonnais 0.00 0.0 0
Chicago Midway Arpt 0.02
Chicago O'Hare Arpt 0.00
Coal City 4NNW 0.00 0.0 0
DeKalb Northern IL Univ 0.00 0.0 0
Dwight 0.00 0.0 0
Earlville 3S 0.00 0.0 0
Elgin T 0.0 0
Elizabeth 0.00 0.0 0
Freeport 0.00 0.0 0
Genoa 0.00
Illinois City L&D 16 0.00 0.0 0
Kankakee 0.00
Lake Zurich 0.04 0.0 0
Manhattan 0.00 0.0 0
Marseilles 0.00
Mendota 0.00
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt 0.00
Morris 0.00 0.0 0
Mount Carroll 0.00
New Boston L&D 17 0.00
Ottawa 0.00
Park Forest 0.00 0.0 0
Peotone 0.00 0.0 0
Romeoville/NWS Chicago 0.00 0.0 0
Steward 0.00 0.0 0
Stockton 0.00 0.0 0
Waukegan Rgl Arpt 0.00
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt 0.00
Westmont 0.01
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt 0.01
Woodstock 5NW 0.01 0.0 0
...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo 0.00 0.0 0
Avon 0.00 0.0 0
Bentley 0.00
Bloomington Waterworks 0.00 0.0 0
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt 0.00
Champaign/Willard Arpt 0.00
Coles County Arpt 0.00
Decatur Arpt 0.00
Galesburg Water Plant 0.00
Gladstone L&D 18 0.00 0.0 0
Jacksonville 2 0.00 0.0 0
Jerseyville 2 SW 0.00 0.0 0
Knoxville 0.00 0.0 0
La Harpe 0.00
Lake Springfield 0.00
Lincoln NWS 0.00 0.0 0
Lovington 0.00
Macomb 0.00 0.0 0
Mattoon 0.00 0.0 0
Morton 0.00 0.0 0
Mount Pulaski 0.00 0.0 0
Moweaqua 2S 0.00
Normal 4NE 0.00 0.0 0
Ogden 0.00 0.0 0
Pana 0.00 0.0 0
Peoria 5NW 0.00 0.0 0
Peoria Intl Arpt 0.00
Pittsfield 0.00
Quincy L&D 21 0.00
Quincy Rgl Arpt 0.00
Rantoul 0.00
Roanoke 0.00
Shelbyville Dam 0.00 0.0 0
Sherman 0.00
Sidell 4N 0.00 0.0 0
Springfield/Capital Arpt 0.00
Tuscola 0.00 0.0 0
White Hall 1 E 0.00
Windsor 0.00 0.0 0
Yates City 0.00
...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D 0.00
Anna 0.00
Beecher City 0.00 0.0 0
Cahokia/Parks Arpt 0.00
Carbondale 0.00 0.0 0
Carbondale/Southern IL Arpt 0.00
Casey 0.00 0.0 0
Grand Chain Dam 0.00 0.0 0
Highland 0.00 0.0 0
Kaskaskia L&D 0.00 0.0 0
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt 0.00
Millstadt 0.00
Olney 2S 0.00 0.0 0
Salem 0.00
Smithland Dam 0.00
$$
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