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Areas of Showers and Thunderstorms to Start the Work Week

Areas of rain and thunderstorms are forecast Monday across the central and eastern states. Some mixed rain and snow is possible in the high Sierra Mountains. Heavy to excessive rain may bring flooding in the central Appalachians. Read More >

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Midwestern Regional Climate Center.

 

Preliminary data based on the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis
(RTMA)



24-hour high temperatures
Observed data reported by NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers
 
925 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 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                            70     63  
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt           69     63  
Barrington                        68     62  
Batavia                           70     64  
Chicago Midway Arpt               72     63  
Chicago O'Hare Arpt               70     63  
Coal City 4NNW                    74     65  
DeKalb Municipal Arpt             68     62  
Elgin                             69     63  
Elizabeth                         68     62  
Freeport                          68     61  
Freeport/Albertus Arpt            69     63  
Gladstone L&D 18                  74     65  
Greater Kankakee Arpt             74     65  
Illinois City L&D 16              73     57  
Joliet Rgl Arpt                   73     65  
Kewanee                           73     65  
Lansing Municipal Arpt            71     63  
Marseilles                        72     64  
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt           73     66  
Morris                            75     66  
New Boston L&D 17                 80     68  
Ottawa                            71     63  
Park Forest                       71     63  
Peru/IL Valley Rgl Arpt           73     64  
Rochelle Municipal Arpt           69     63  
Rockford Arpt                     68     62  
Romeoville/NWS Chicago            71     63  
Savanna/Tri-Township Arpt         69     64  
Schaumburg Rgl Arpt               70     63  
Sterling/Rock Falls Arpt          69     64  
Stockton                          68     62  
Waukegan Rgl Arpt                 67     61  
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt          69     63  
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt        71     63  

...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo                             77     66  
Avon                              77     66  
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt     79     69  
Champaign/Willard Arpt            83     67  
Coles County Arpt                 92     70  
Decatur Arpt                      86     70  
Edgar County Arpt                 84     68  
Galesburg Municipal Arpt          76     67  
Jacksonville Municipal Arpt       89     69  
Knoxville                         76     67  
La Harpe                          80     67  
Lacon/Marshall Co Arpt            75     67  
Lincoln NWS                       84     68  
Macomb Municipal Arpt             83     68  
Minonk                            78     66  
Normal 4NE                        80     70  
Ogden                             80     68  
Pana                              95     72  
Paris                             84     70  
Peoria Intl Arpt                  78     69  
Pittsfield/Penstone Arpt          92     72  
Pontiac Municipal Arpt            77     68  
Quincy L&D 21                     90     73  
Quincy Rgl Arpt                   87     70  
Rantoul Aviation Center           80     69  
Shelbyville Dam                   94     70  
Sidell 4N                         83     70  
Springfield/Capital Arpt          85     72  
Tuscola                           85     70  
White Hall 1 E                    92     71  
Windsor                           93     70  

...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D               95     73  
Anna                              96     66  
Cahokia/Parks Arpt                97     70  
Crawford County Arpt              93     67  
Effingham Co Arpt                 93     69  
Fairfield                         98     71  
Fairfield Municipal Arpt          98     68  
Grand Chain Dam                   98     72  
Harrisburg Arpt                   99     66  
Kaskaskia L&D                     99     70  
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt      97     70  
Millstadt                         95     71  
Mt Carmel Municipal Arpt          101    70  
Olney/Noble Arpt                  100    69  
Salem                             99     71  
Salem/Leckrone Arpt               100    71  
Smithland Dam                     97     69  
Sparta Community Arpt             98     69  

$$

Preliminary data based on the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis
(RTMA)


 

24-hour low temperatures

Observed data from NWS, FAA, and cooperative weather observers

 

925 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 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                            70     63  
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt           69     63  
Barrington                        68     62  
Batavia                           70     64  
Chicago Midway Arpt               72     63  
Chicago O'Hare Arpt               70     63  
Coal City 4NNW                    74     65  
DeKalb Municipal Arpt             68     62  
Elgin                             69     63  
Elizabeth                         68     62  
Freeport                          68     61  
Freeport/Albertus Arpt            69     63  
Gladstone L&D 18                  74     65  
Greater Kankakee Arpt             74     65  
Illinois City L&D 16              73     57  
Joliet Rgl Arpt                   73     65  
Kewanee                           73     65  
Lansing Municipal Arpt            71     63  
Marseilles                        72     64  
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt           73     66  
Morris                            75     66  
New Boston L&D 17                 80     68  
Ottawa                            71     63  
Park Forest                       71     63  
Peru/IL Valley Rgl Arpt           73     64  
Rochelle Municipal Arpt           69     63  
Rockford Arpt                     68     62  
Romeoville/NWS Chicago            71     63  
Savanna/Tri-Township Arpt         69     64  
Schaumburg Rgl Arpt               70     63  
Sterling/Rock Falls Arpt          69     64  
Stockton                          68     62  
Waukegan Rgl Arpt                 67     61  
West Chicago/DuPage Arpt          69     63  
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt        71     63  

...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo                             77     66  
Avon                              77     66  
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt     79     69  
Champaign/Willard Arpt            83     67  
Coles County Arpt                 92     70  
Decatur Arpt                      86     70  
Edgar County Arpt                 84     68  
Galesburg Municipal Arpt          76     67  
Jacksonville Municipal Arpt       89     69  
Knoxville                         76     67  
La Harpe                          80     67  
Lacon/Marshall Co Arpt            75     67  
Lincoln NWS                       84     68  
Macomb Municipal Arpt             83     68  
Minonk                            78     66  
Normal 4NE                        80     70  
Ogden                             80     68  
Pana                              95     72  
Paris                             84     70  
Peoria Intl Arpt                  78     69  
Pittsfield/Penstone Arpt          92     72  
Pontiac Municipal Arpt            77     68  
Quincy L&D 21                     90     73  
Quincy Rgl Arpt                   87     70  
Rantoul Aviation Center           80     69  
Shelbyville Dam                   94     70  
Sidell 4N                         83     70  
Springfield/Capital Arpt          85     72  
Tuscola                           85     70  
White Hall 1 E                    92     71  
Windsor                           93     70  

...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D               95     73  
Anna                              96     66  
Cahokia/Parks Arpt                97     70  
Crawford County Arpt              93     67  
Effingham Co Arpt                 93     69  
Fairfield                         98     71  
Fairfield Municipal Arpt          98     68  
Grand Chain Dam                   98     72  
Harrisburg Arpt                   99     66  
Kaskaskia L&D                     99     70  
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt      97     70  
Millstadt                         95     71  
Mt Carmel Municipal Arpt          101    70  
Olney/Noble Arpt                  100    69  
Salem                             99     71  
Salem/Leckrone Arpt               100    71  
Smithland Dam                     97     69  
Sparta Community Arpt             98     69  

$$

               

Preliminary data based on the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis
(RTMA)


 

24-hour precipitation

 

CoCoRaHS Observations:
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CoCoRaHS Observations

Observations from NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers

920 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 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                           2.78    0.0     0    
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt          2.61                 
Barrington                       1.38    0.0     0    
Batavia                          1.67    0.0     0    
Bourbonnais                      1.40    0.0     0    
Chicago Midway Arpt              1.40                 
Chicago O'Hare Arpt              1.30                 
Coal City 4NNW                   1.48    0.0     0    
Elgin                            1.15    0.0     0    
Elgin                            1.32    0.0     0    
Elizabeth                        1.91    0.0     0    
Freeport                         1.61                 
Gladstone L&D 18                 0.65    0.0     0    
Illinois City L&D 16             2.04                 
Joliet 2N                        1.70                 
Kewanee                          1.50    0.0     0    
Marseilles                       1.85                 
Mendota                          2.90                 
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt          2.82                 
Morris                           1.52    0.0     0    
New Boston L&D 17                1.70                 
Ottawa                           1.10                 
Park Forest                      1.47    0.0     0    
Peotone                          1.40    0.0     0    
Romeoville/NWS Chicago           1.65    0.0     0    
Steward                          2.96    0.0     0    
Stockton                         0.68    0.0     0    
Streator                         0.37    0.0     0    
Watseka                          0.12    0.0     0    
Waukegan Rgl Arpt                1.53                 
Westmont                         1.65                 
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt       1.11                 
Willow Springs                   2.00                 
Woodstock 5NW                    2.32                 

...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo                            2.75    0.0     0    
Athens 4SW                         T                  
Avon                                     0.0     0    
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt    0.00                 
Buffalo                          0.22    0.0     0    
Champaign/Willard Arpt           0.35                 
Coles County Arpt                0.00                 
Decatur Arpt                     0.43                 
Knoxville                        0.54    0.0     0    
Lake Springfield                 0.08                 
Lincoln NWS                        T     0.0     0    
Mattoon                          0.00    0.0     0    
Minonk                           0.20                 
Morton                           0.01    0.0     0    
Mount Pulaski                    0.11    0.0     0    
Normal 4NE                       0.15    0.0     0    
Ogden                            0.68    0.0     0    
Pana                             0.00    0.0     0    
Paris                            0.11    0.0     0    
Peoria 5NW                       0.13    0.0     0    
Peoria Intl Arpt                 0.03                 
Philo                            0.30    0.0     0    
Quincy L&D 21                    0.00    0.0     0    
Quincy Rgl Arpt                  0.00                 
Rantoul                          0.48                 
Roanoke                          0.09    0.0     0    
Shelbyville Dam                  0.00    0.0     0    
Sidell 4N                        0.25                 
Springfield/Capital Arpt         0.01                 
Tuscola                          0.10                 
White Hall 1 E                   0.00                 
Windsor                          0.00    0.0     0    
Yates City                       0.08                 

...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D              0.00                 
Anna                             0.00                 
Cahokia/Parks Arpt               0.00                 
Edwardsville 2 W                 0.00                 
Fairfield                        0.00    0.0     0    
Grand Chain Dam                  0.00                 
Highland                         0.00    0.0     0    
Kaskaskia L&D                    0.00                 
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt     0.00                 
Millstadt                        0.00                 
Salem                            0.00    0.0     0    
Smithland Dam                    0.00                 

$$
                 




Preliminary data based on analysis from the NWS
National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
(NOHRSC)

 

24-hour snowfall
 

CoCoRaHS Observations:
Enlarge map, go to CoCoRaHS Page

CoCoRaHS Observations

Observations from NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers

920 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 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                           2.78    0.0     0    
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt          2.61                 
Barrington                       1.38    0.0     0    
Batavia                          1.67    0.0     0    
Bourbonnais                      1.40    0.0     0    
Chicago Midway Arpt              1.40                 
Chicago O'Hare Arpt              1.30                 
Coal City 4NNW                   1.48    0.0     0    
Elgin                            1.15    0.0     0    
Elgin                            1.32    0.0     0    
Elizabeth                        1.91    0.0     0    
Freeport                         1.61                 
Gladstone L&D 18                 0.65    0.0     0    
Illinois City L&D 16             2.04                 
Joliet 2N                        1.70                 
Kewanee                          1.50    0.0     0    
Marseilles                       1.85                 
Mendota                          2.90                 
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt          2.82                 
Morris                           1.52    0.0     0    
New Boston L&D 17                1.70                 
Ottawa                           1.10                 
Park Forest                      1.47    0.0     0    
Peotone                          1.40    0.0     0    
Romeoville/NWS Chicago           1.65    0.0     0    
Steward                          2.96    0.0     0    
Stockton                         0.68    0.0     0    
Streator                         0.37    0.0     0    
Watseka                          0.12    0.0     0    
Waukegan Rgl Arpt                1.53                 
Westmont                         1.65                 
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt       1.11                 
Willow Springs                   2.00                 
Woodstock 5NW                    2.32                 

...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo                            2.75    0.0     0    
Athens 4SW                         T                  
Avon                                     0.0     0    
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt    0.00                 
Buffalo                          0.22    0.0     0    
Champaign/Willard Arpt           0.35                 
Coles County Arpt                0.00                 
Decatur Arpt                     0.43                 
Knoxville                        0.54    0.0     0    
Lake Springfield                 0.08                 
Lincoln NWS                        T     0.0     0    
Mattoon                          0.00    0.0     0    
Minonk                           0.20                 
Morton                           0.01    0.0     0    
Mount Pulaski                    0.11    0.0     0    
Normal 4NE                       0.15    0.0     0    
Ogden                            0.68    0.0     0    
Pana                             0.00    0.0     0    
Paris                            0.11    0.0     0    
Peoria 5NW                       0.13    0.0     0    
Peoria Intl Arpt                 0.03                 
Philo                            0.30    0.0     0    
Quincy L&D 21                    0.00    0.0     0    
Quincy Rgl Arpt                  0.00                 
Rantoul                          0.48                 
Roanoke                          0.09    0.0     0    
Shelbyville Dam                  0.00    0.0     0    
Sidell 4N                        0.25                 
Springfield/Capital Arpt         0.01                 
Tuscola                          0.10                 
White Hall 1 E                   0.00                 
Windsor                          0.00    0.0     0    
Yates City                       0.08                 

...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D              0.00                 
Anna                             0.00                 
Cahokia/Parks Arpt               0.00                 
Edwardsville 2 W                 0.00                 
Fairfield                        0.00    0.0     0    
Grand Chain Dam                  0.00                 
Highland                         0.00    0.0     0    
Kaskaskia L&D                    0.00                 
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt     0.00                 
Millstadt                        0.00                 
Salem                            0.00    0.0     0    
Smithland Dam                    0.00                 

$$

Preliminary data based on analysis from the NWS
National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
(NOHRSC)

 

24-hour snowfall
 

CoCoRaHS Observations:
Enlarge map, go to CoCoRaHS Page

CoCoRaHS Observations

Observations from NWS, FAA and cooperative weather observers

920 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 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                           2.78    0.0     0    
Aurora/Sugar Grove Arpt          2.61                 
Barrington                       1.38    0.0     0    
Batavia                          1.67    0.0     0    
Bourbonnais                      1.40    0.0     0    
Chicago Midway Arpt              1.40                 
Chicago O'Hare Arpt              1.30                 
Coal City 4NNW                   1.48    0.0     0    
Elgin                            1.15    0.0     0    
Elgin                            1.32    0.0     0    
Elizabeth                        1.91    0.0     0    
Freeport                         1.61                 
Gladstone L&D 18                 0.65    0.0     0    
Illinois City L&D 16             2.04                 
Joliet 2N                        1.70                 
Kewanee                          1.50    0.0     0    
Marseilles                       1.85                 
Mendota                          2.90                 
Moline/Quad Cities Arpt          2.82                 
Morris                           1.52    0.0     0    
New Boston L&D 17                1.70                 
Ottawa                           1.10                 
Park Forest                      1.47    0.0     0    
Peotone                          1.40    0.0     0    
Romeoville/NWS Chicago           1.65    0.0     0    
Steward                          2.96    0.0     0    
Stockton                         0.68    0.0     0    
Streator                         0.37    0.0     0    
Watseka                          0.12    0.0     0    
Waukegan Rgl Arpt                1.53                 
Westmont                         1.65                 
Wheeling/Chicago Exec Arpt       1.11                 
Willow Springs                   2.00                 
Woodstock 5NW                    2.32                 

...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Aledo                            2.75    0.0     0    
Athens 4SW                         T                  
Avon                                     0.0     0    
Bloomington/Cntrl IL Rgl Arpt    0.00                 
Buffalo                          0.22    0.0     0    
Champaign/Willard Arpt           0.35                 
Coles County Arpt                0.00                 
Decatur Arpt                     0.43                 
Knoxville                        0.54    0.0     0    
Lake Springfield                 0.08                 
Lincoln NWS                        T     0.0     0    
Mattoon                          0.00    0.0     0    
Minonk                           0.20                 
Morton                           0.01    0.0     0    
Mount Pulaski                    0.11    0.0     0    
Normal 4NE                       0.15    0.0     0    
Ogden                            0.68    0.0     0    
Pana                             0.00    0.0     0    
Paris                            0.11    0.0     0    
Peoria 5NW                       0.13    0.0     0    
Peoria Intl Arpt                 0.03                 
Philo                            0.30    0.0     0    
Quincy L&D 21                    0.00    0.0     0    
Quincy Rgl Arpt                  0.00                 
Rantoul                          0.48                 
Roanoke                          0.09    0.0     0    
Shelbyville Dam                  0.00    0.0     0    
Sidell 4N                        0.25                 
Springfield/Capital Arpt         0.01                 
Tuscola                          0.10                 
White Hall 1 E                   0.00                 
Windsor                          0.00    0.0     0    
Yates City                       0.08                 

...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
Alton/Mel Price L&D              0.00                 
Anna                             0.00                 
Cahokia/Parks Arpt               0.00                 
Edwardsville 2 W                 0.00                 
Fairfield                        0.00    0.0     0    
Grand Chain Dam                  0.00                 
Highland                         0.00    0.0     0    
Kaskaskia L&D                    0.00                 
Lawrenceville/Vincennes Arpt     0.00                 
Millstadt                        0.00                 
Salem                            0.00    0.0     0    
Smithland Dam                    0.00                 

$$
             




 

 

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