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CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS:

LOCAL FORECAST AHEAD:

A little cooler today thanks to the cloud cover and storms.

Rain chances return the moment the work week begins tomorrow as a low pressure system moves directly overhead. This 1st system will keep those rain chances around into the day Tuesday before a break in the action Wednesday. Then, a 2nd system brings more rain chances to end the week.

Below is a look at Futuretrack for the rain chances on Monday and Tuesday of this coming week. As you can see, there will be plenty of breaks in between rain chances, but we will see about 24 hours in a row where somebody is seeing rain. In other words, the rain will be off and on for a while. Thunderstorms will be possible in this chance, but they will likely stay sub-severe.

After a brief dry stretch Wednesday, we will see rain chances return with a 2nd system Thursday and Friday. Once again, a few storms appear possible with this other system, but this does not have the looks of a widespread severe weather setup by any means.

When the 7-day period is up, we may see some higher rainfall totals. Right now, anywhere between 1.00″ and 2.50″ will be possible, with some localized higher totals depending on where the few thunderstorms in the forecast pop up.

Despite the rain, temperatures will stay rather consistent with upper 70s and low 80s expected in the 2nd half of the week.

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7 DAY FORECAST:

Here is your 7 day forecast updated several times a day. You also can see the 7 day forecast and more on the WCIA 3 Weather App and on the WCIA 3 Weather Map Room.

DROUGHT MONITOR:

See the latest drought monitor showing drought conditions in Central Illinois below. The drought monitor is released every Thursday morning and includes rainfall amounts from the Tuesday to Tuesday 7 day window immediately before the drought monitor is released.

LONG-TERM FORECAST:

Here are the latest extended outlooks for the 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlooks. These outlooks are issued daily and provide insight into the confidence in seeing temperatures and precipitation above or below normal beyond our 7 day forecast.

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