Franklin, Illinois

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Local Time: 3:30 PM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.6° N 90.0° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Ului (Southern Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flood Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Taylorville, Illinois (Airport)

Updated: 3:05 PM CDT on March 20, 2010

46 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	40 °F
Humidity:	71%
Dew Point:	37 °F
Wind:	16 mph from the North
Wind Gust:	21 mph
Pressure:	30.00 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	2 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 1800 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	620 ft

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Flight Rule:	MVFR (KTAZ)
Wind Speed:	14.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	10° (North)
Ceiling:	1800 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Jacksonville	38 °F	Light Rain	3:05 PM CDT
	Springfield	39 °F	Light Rain	2:52 PM CDT
»	Taylorville	46 °F	Overcast	3:05 PM CDT
	Litchfield	45 °F	Overcast	3:25 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KSPI)

53 °F

34 °F

Record (KSPI)

81 °F (1921)

10 °F (1965)

Yesterday

65 °F

40 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 12

Detailed History and Climate

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Robinson	70°F
Lawrenceville	70°F
Carmi	68°F
Cairo	68°F
Mount Carmel	68°F

State Lows:
Rockford	28°F
Rochelle	28°F
DeKalb	29°F
Freeport	29°F
Macomb	30°F

Astronomy

March 20, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:03 AM CDT

7:12 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:36 AM CDT

7:39 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:05 AM CDT

8:10 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:33 AM CDT

8:42 PM CDT

Moon

9:10 AM CDT

No Moon Set

Length Of Visible Light:

13h 02m

Length of Day

12h 08m

Tomorrow will be 2m 36s longer.

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Waxing Crescent, 23% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Springfield News

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MRSA survivors want it declared a health epidemic

Democrats meet with dozens of lieutenant governor wannabes

Recall ordered for 1.2 million highchairs

Opinions differ on impact of Provena tax case ruling

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Franklin, IL

46 °F

Overcast

at 3:05 PM CDT

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
43° F \| 34° F	47° F \| 34° F	54° F \| 32° F	59° F \| 43° F	61° F \| 40° F
Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.

Forecast for Morgan

Updated: 10:10 am CDT on March 20, 2010
	Rest of Today Rain and sleet likely late in the morning...then rain...snow and sleet in the afternoon. New snow and sleet accumulation up to 1 inch. Much colder. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Breezy. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Rain or snow likely. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
	Sunday Cloudy. Chance of rain or snow in the morning...then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Breezy. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
	Monday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night and Tuesday Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows around 40.
	Thursday through Friday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the upper 30s.
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Air quality Forecast for Springfield

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Moderate		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Saturday	Moderate		PM2.5
Sunday	Good		PM2.5
Monday	Good		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Redhawks vs. Cardinals	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Rams vs. Bulls	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 75° F/ 23° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
VfL Bochum vs. Werder Bremen	3:30 PM CET on March 20, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 51° F/ 11° C
Bayern München vs. Eintracht Frankfurt	3:30 PM CET on March 20, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 60° F/ 16° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 58 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Windchill

Elevation

Updated

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Park Street, Jacksonville, IL

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36.1 °F

33 °F

87%

NNE at 7.3 mph

30.04 in

0.02 in / hr

30 °F

620 ft

3:30 PM CDT

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OtterLake IL Weather, Girard, IL

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39.9 °F

31 °F

71%

NNE at 8.0 mph

29.38 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

668 ft

3:27 PM CDT

Normal

APRSWXNET Chatham IL , Chatham, IL

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38 °F

35 °F

88%

North at 8 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

656 ft

3:04 PM CDT

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Virden Square, Virden, IL

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42.3 °F

38 °F

85%

NE at 6.0 mph

29.72 in

0.00 in / hr

39 °F

669 ft

3:30 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

Pleasant Plains, IL

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37.0 °F

34 °F

90%

NNE at 6.0 mph

30.01 in

- / hr

32 °F

565 ft

4:27 PM EDT

Normal

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Downtown SPI (near South), Springfield, IL

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38.8 °F

33 °F

79%

ESE at 2.4 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

39 °F

600 ft

3:30 PM CDT

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Jacksonville St., White Hall, IL

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38.5 °F

35 °F

88%

NE at 8.1 mph

29.99 in

0.13 in / hr

33 °F

585 ft

3:30 PM CDT

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Rt 66 Weather Watcher, Farmersville, IL

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41.9 °F

31 °F

65%

NNE at 16.6 mph

29.41 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

650 ft

3:30 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 11:13 AM CDT on March 20, 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Illinois River at Beardstown. * Until further notice. * At 1045 am Saturday the stage was 20.0 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will remain at 20.0 feet through Saturday then will begin to slowly fall. Fld observed forecast 6am location stg stg day time sun Mon Tue Illinois River Beardstown 14 20.0 Sat 11 am 20.0 19.9 19.7 1026 am CDT Sat Mar 20 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Illinois River at Meredosia * until further notice. * At 10:00 am Saturday the stage was 18.8 feet. * Flood stage is 17.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will remain near 18.8 feet through this afternoon. Additional rises may be possible thereafter.