Gillespie, Illinois

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Local Time: 5:09 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.1° N 89.8° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Special Weather Statement (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

ADMRL'S Weather Station, Staunton, Illinois (PWS)

Updated: 5:05 AM CDT on July 11, 2009

72.7 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	79%
Dew Point:	66 °F
Wind:	4.0 mph from the SE
Wind Gust:	11.0 mph
Pressure:	29.08 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	73 °F
Visibility:	7.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 5000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	620 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (K3LF)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	139° (SE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Litchfield	73 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:24 AM CDT
	Alton	74 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:23 AM CDT
	St. Charles	72 °F	Clear	4:54 AM CDT
	St. Louis	78 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:51 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KALN)

85 °F

68 °F

Record (KALN)

91 °F (2004)

62 °F (1996)

Yesterday

104.4 °F

63.9 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Danville	81°F
Cairo	80°F
Marion Regional	78°F
Metropolis	78°F
Salem	77°F

State Lows:
DeKalb	65°F
Rochelle	65°F
Rockford	66°F
Aurora	66°F
Freeport	67°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:43 AM CDT

8:26 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:11 AM CDT

8:57 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:32 AM CDT

9:37 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:47 AM CDT

10:21 PM CDT

Moon

10:39 PM CDT

9:42 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 46m

Length of Day

14h 43m

Tomorrow will be 1m 9s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Gillespie, IL

72.7 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 5:05 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 62033

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
86° F \| 67° F	86° F \| 67° F	85° F \| 70° F	92° F \| 72° F	90° F \| 68° F
Chance of T-storms 50% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 3:28 am CDT on July 11, 2009

Now

Scattered thunderstorms will move eastward through portions of west central Illinois early this morning. These storms will move through the towns of Griggsville...Detroit...Milton...Bedford... Roodhouse...Scottville...and Virden between 3:45 am and 5:00 am. These storms will produce a brief period of heavy rainfall...and possibly strong wind gusts and small hail.

Forecast for Macoupin

Updated: 3:48 am CDT on July 11, 2009
	Today Showers and thunderstorms likely. High in the mid 80s. Southwest wind around 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the upper 60s. Light wind in the evening becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight.
	Sunday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Low around 70. Light wind.
	Monday Partly sunny. High in the upper 80s. Northeast wind around 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Low around 70.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy. High around 90.
	Tuesday Night through Friday Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s to lower 70s. High in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
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Air quality Forecast for St. Louis (Metro-east)

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

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	3:10 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 83 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 77 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Station Location

Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

ADMRL'S Weather Station, Staunton, IL

stauntonweather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72.7 °F

66 °F

79%

SE at 4.0 mph

29.08 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

620 ft

5:05 AM CDT

Normal

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Knight Compound, Dorsey, IL

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71.9 °F

70 °F

93%

WSW at 0.0 mph

29.83 in

0.00 in / hr

550 ft

5:08 AM CDT

Normal

Storm Spotter, Litchfield, IL

Visit Website, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.0 °F

58 °F

55%

North at 6.3 mph

29.41 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

688 ft

5:09 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Carlinville Firehouse, Carlinville, IL

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75.4 °F

68 °F

78%

South at 3.0 mph

29.95 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

500 ft

4:24 AM CDT

Normal

Carlinville Sumner Street, Carlinville, IL

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73.2 °F

70 °F

91%

NNE at 2.0 mph

29.79 in

0.06 in / hr

71 °F

500 ft

5:01 AM CDT

Normal

MesoWest Carpenter East , Hamel, IL

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

71 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

540 ft

3:05 AM CDT

MADIS

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Hillsboro Weather Watcher, Hillsboro, IL

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75.6 °F

68 °F

77%

SSE at 2.0 mph

29.96 in

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

638 ft

5:09 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

West Street, Hillsboro, IL

Citizen Reporting Data, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.4 °F

69 °F

80%

South at 2.0 mph

29.96 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

676 ft

5:09 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Jersey County along IL 111, Brighton, IL

Chamberlain Observatory, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.8 °F

68 °F

81%

South at 0.0 mph

29.68 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

661 ft

5:09 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Rosewood Heights, East Alton, IL

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75.3 °F

68 °F

77%

SSW at 4.0 mph

29.96 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

545 ft

5:05 AM CDT

Normal

Godfrey, Alton, IL

N9KYQ Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.9 °F

69 °F

81%

SSE at 0.0 mph

30.02 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

565 ft

5:08 AM CDT

Normal

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Downtown, Edwardsville, IL

Comprehensive Weather for Edwardsville, IL, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.7 °F

52 °F

44%

North at 0.0 mph

29.97 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

491 ft

5:07 AM CDT

Normal

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STL Metro East, Edwardsville, IL

http://www.evilleweather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.8 °F

61 °F

62%

SW at 2.7 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

500 ft

4:54 AM CDT

Normal

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OtterLake IL Weather, Girard, IL

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71.4 °F

68 °F

89%

South at 4.0 mph

29.41 in

0.12 in / hr

668 ft

5:07 AM CDT

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 5:01 AM CDT on July 11, 2009 ... Significant weather advisory for eastern Macoupin... northern Bond and Montgomery counties until 545 am CDT... At 458 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Carlinville... moving southeast at 20 mph. Hail up to one-half inch in diameter and wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected with this storm. Locations near the path of this storm include... Litchfield... Hillsboro... Nokomis... Raymond... Taylor Springs... Coffeen... Witt... Woburn... Waggoner... Hornsby... Honey Bend... Harvel... Butler... Walshville... Irving... Chapman... Donnellson... Panama... Fillmore... Coalton... If threatening weather approaches your area... take shelter in a sturdy building. Gks