Decatur, Illinois

Local Time: 3:39 AM CDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.8° N 88.9° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 97 (North Atlantic) Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Tropical Storm Norbert (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Odile (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Decatur, Illinois (Airport)

Updated: 2:54 AM CDT on October 12, 2008

57 °F / 14 °C

Clear

Humidity:	93%
Dew Point:	55 °F / 13 °C
Wind:	5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s from the East
Pressure:	30.24 in / 1024 hPa (Steady)
Visibility:	9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	679 ft / 207 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KDEC)
Wind Speed:	5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s
Wind Dir:	100° (East)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Decatur	57 °F / 14 °C	Clear	2:54 AM CDT
	Taylorville	64 °F / 18 °C	Clear	3:25 AM CDT
	Lincoln	57 °F / 14 °C	Clear	3:26 AM CDT
	Champaign	60 °F / 16 °C	Clear	2:53 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

64 °F / 17 °C

41 °F / 4 °C

Record

80 °F / 26 °C (1997)

30 °F / -1 °C (2006)

Yesterday

83 °F / 28 °C

52 °F / 11 °C

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 3

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Fairfield	69°F / 21°C
Peru	69°F / 21°C
Peoria	68°F / 20°C
Mattoon	68°F / 20°C
Olney-Noble	66°F / 19°C

State Lows:
Rochelle	53°F / 12°C
Waukegan	55°F / 13°C
Joliet	55°F / 13°C
Paris	55°F / 13°C
Chicago Palwaukee	55°F / 13°C

Astronomy

October 12, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:03 AM CDT

6:20 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:36 AM CDT

6:47 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:04 AM CDT

7:18 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:33 AM CDT

7:49 PM CDT

Moon

5:02 PM CDT

4:31 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 10m

Length of Day

11h 16m

Tomorrow will be 2m 32s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 92% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Decatur, IL

57 °F / 14 °C

Clear

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
83° F \| 59° F 28° C \| 15° C	81° F \| 61° F 27° C \| 16° C	72° F \| 49° F 22° C \| 9° C	65° F \| 45° F 18° C \| 7° C	67° F \| 45° F 19° C \| 7° C
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 50% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Macon

Updated: 3:12 PM CDT on October 11, 2008

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Light southeast winds.

Sunday

Partly sunny and warm. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Columbus Day

Partly sunny. Continued warm with highs again in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Cloudy and cooler with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 70. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

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Tuesday Night and Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

Wednesday Night through Saturday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on October 12, 2008	Chance of Rain, 72 °F / 22 °C
Dolphins vs. Texans	12:00 PM CDT on October 12, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F / 27 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bruins vs. Ducks	7:15 PM PDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 45 °F / 7 °C
Bulldogs vs. Warriors	6:05 PM HST on October 11, 2008	Rain Showers, 81 °F / 27 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 12, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Rays vs. Red Sox	4:37 PM EDT on October 13, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 67 °F / 19 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Hereford United vs. Oldham Athletic	2:00 PM BST on October 12, 2008	Overcast, High 62° F/ 17° C
Sassuolo vs. Bari	3:00 PM CEST on October 12, 2008	Clear, High 71° F/ 22° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Average High 70° F/ 21° C
Dickies 500	2:45 PM CST on November 02, 2008	Average High 67° F/ 19° C
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