Benson, Illinois

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Local Time: 12:15 PM CST (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 40.8° N 89.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Tropical Cyclone Phyan (Arabian Sea)

Active Advisory: Flood Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Lacon, Illinois (Airport)

Updated: 12:05 PM CST on November 11, 2009

54 °F

Clear

Humidity:	37%
Dew Point:	28 °F
Wind:	9 mph from the East
Pressure:	30.41 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	3 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	568 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KC75)
Wind Speed:	8.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	90° (East)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Lacon	54 °F	Clear	12:05 PM CST
	Pontiac	54 °F	Clear	12:05 PM CST
	Bloomington	54 °F	Clear	11:56 AM CST
	Peoria	53 °F	Clear	11:54 AM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KPNT)

49 °F

32 °F

Record (KPNT)

76 °F (1911)

15 °F (1950)

Yesterday

55 °F

37 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Cairo	60°F
Carbondale	60°F
Metropolis	60°F
Olney-Noble	59°F
Carmi	59°F

State Lows:
Freeport	25°F
Aurora	28°F
Sterling	28°F
Rochelle	28°F
Rockford	28°F

Astronomy

November 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:39 AM CST

4:41 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:09 AM CST

5:10 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:37 AM CST

5:43 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:04 AM CST

6:15 PM CST

Moon

1:00 AM CST

1:43 PM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 00m

Length of Day

10h 02m

Tomorrow will be 2m 6s shorter.

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Waning Crescent, 27% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Benson, IL

54 °F

Clear

at 12:05 PM CST

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Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
58° F \| 31° F	59° F \| 38° F	65° F \| 47° F	58° F \| 43° F	52° F \| 36° F
Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Woodford

Updated: 3:45 am CST on November 11, 2009
	Today Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light east winds.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Friday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
	Saturday Night and Sunday Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
	Sunday Night through Monday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Air quality Forecast for Peoria

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. 49ers	5:20 PM PST on November 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 54 °F
Bengals vs. Steelers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Chance of Rain, 59 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Rockets vs. Chippewas	8:00 PM EST on November 11, 2009	Clear, 38 °F
Falcons vs. RedHawks	6:00 PM EST on November 12, 2009	Clear, 47 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Celta Vigo vs. Tenerife	7:00 PM WET on November 11, 2009	Clear, High 75° F/ 24° C
Real Murcia vs. Deportivo La Coruña	8:00 PM CET on November 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Pressure

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APRSWXNET Roanoke IL , Roanoke, IL

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54 °F

30 °F

40%

ESE at 13 mph

30.38 in

0.00 in / hr

721 ft

11:58 AM CST

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Flanagan, IL

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56.3 °F

34 °F

44%

ENE at 1.5 mph

30.39 in

0.00 in / hr

676 ft

12:15 PM CST

Rapid Fire

Letcher Basin, Secor, IL

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55.5 °F

32 °F

41%

East at 2.0 mph

30.45 in

0.00 in / hr

773 ft

12:10 PM CST

Normal

HADS MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE IL, Goodfield, IL

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

606 ft

11:45 AM CST

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KB9LNR, Germantown Hills, IL

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54.9 °F

28 °F

36%

SE at 4.0 mph

29.44 in

0.00 in / hr

809 ft

12:15 PM CST

Rapid Fire

Hidden Valley, Chillicothe, IL

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58.0 °F

33 °F

37%

North at 4.5 mph

30.30 in

0.00 in / hr

528 ft

12:15 PM CST

Normal

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Sunnyland, Washington, IL

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55.9 °F

24 °F

29%

North at 8.7 mph

29.65 in

0.00 in / hr

623 ft

12:15 PM CST

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Henry IL , Henry, IL

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53 °F

27 °F

36%

ENE at 4 mph

30.36 in

0.00 in / hr

554 ft

12:04 PM CST

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Center of Town, Normal, IL

Illinois State University Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

53.3 °F

23 °F

30%

East at 7.0 mph

30.51 in

0.00 in / hr

540 ft

12:15 PM CST

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:43 AM CST on November 11, 2009 The Flood Warning continues for the Illinois River near Peoria. * Until Thursday morning... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 830 am Wednesday the stage was 18.4 feet. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by early tomorrow morning. * Impact... at 18.0 feet... some flooding begins to bottomland not protected by levees. Fld observed forecast 6am location stg stg day time Thu Fri Sat Illinois River Peoria 18 18.4 Wed 8 am 17.9 17.4 16.9