Longview, Illinois

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Local Time: 6:19 AM CST (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.9° N 88.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone David (South Indian Ocean)

Active Advisory: Areal Flood Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Record Report, Local Storm Report

	Current Conditions

Rantoul, Illinois (Airport)

Updated: 6:05 AM CST on December 25, 2009

43 °F

Rain

Windchill:	35 °F
Humidity:	93%
Dew Point:	41 °F
Wind:	15 mph from the SSE
Wind Gust:	21 mph
Pressure:	29.38 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 3100 ft Mostly Cloudy 3800 ft Overcast 4500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	738 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KTIP)
Wind Speed:	13.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	160° (SSE)
Ceiling:	3800 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Champaign	44 °F	Rain Mist	5:53 AM CST
	Paris	46 °F	Light Rain	6:06 AM CST
»	Rantoul	43 °F	Rain	6:05 AM CST
	Mattoon	44 °F	Light Rain	5:53 AM CST

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Yesterday

43 °F

37 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 25

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Marion Regional	54°F
Carbondale	53°F
Metropolis	53°F
Cairo	53°F
Olney-Noble	53°F

State Lows:
Rochelle	32°F
Morris	33°F
DeKalb	34°F
Chicago Lansing	35°F
Chicago DuPage	35°F

Astronomy

December 25, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:12 AM CST

4:33 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:41 AM CST

5:03 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

6:07 AM CST

5:37 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:34 AM CST

6:10 PM CST

Moon

11:47 AM CST

12:32 AM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 21m

Length of Day

9h 20m

Tomorrow will be 0m 17s longer.

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Longview, IL

43 °F

Rain

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
45° F \| 20° F	29° F \| 22° F	27° F \| 18° F	29° F \| 18° F	32° F \| 20° F
Snow Showers 40% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 50% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 5:27 am CST on December 25, 2009

Now

Flood Watch in effect until noon CST today... Scattered showers will continue to shift rapidly northward through 700 am. Additional rainfall amounts will be a quarter of an inch or less. Accompanying these showers will be gusty southeast winds of 25 to 35 mph...with an occasional gust topping out at 45 mph. The additional rainfall...combined with the heavy rainfall experienced across the area since last evening will lead to ponding of water on roadways with flooding possible in low lying and poor drainage areas.

Forecast for Champaign

Updated: 3:50 am CST on December 25, 2009
Flood Watch in effect until noon CST today...
	Today Rain likely in the morning...then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Temperature falling into the 20s in the afternoon. Windy. South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Cloudy with scattered snow showers. Colder. Lows in the lower 20s. Blustery. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
	Saturday Cloudy with scattered snow showers. Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Blustery. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night and Monday Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 30s.
	Monday Night through Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 30s.
	Wednesday through Thursday Mostly cloudy. Highs around 30. Lows around 18.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Chargers vs. Titans	6:30 PM CST on December 25, 2009	Mostly Cloudy, 36 °F
Bills vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EST on December 27, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 47 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bulldogs vs. Fighting Illini	11:30 AM CST on December 05, 2009	Clear, 29 °F
Panthers vs. Tar Heels	4:30 PM EST on December 26, 2009	Clear, 52 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Cubs vs. Braves	12:00 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 67° F/ 19° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Bradford City vs. Bury	12:00 PM GMT on December 26, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 41° F/ 5° C
Nottingham Forest vs. Watford	12:00 PM GMT on December 26, 2009	Chance of Snow, High 46° F/ 8° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	8:10 PM EST on February 06, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	2:00 PM EST on February 11, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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Hopkins Street, Newman, IL

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43.8 °F

41 °F

90%

WSW at 0.0 mph

29.34 in

0.08 in / hr

44 °F

665 ft

6:19 AM CST

Rapid Fire

Hettingers, Parkview Sub., Tuscola, IL

Chief's Weather Station, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

45.9 °F

43 °F

91%

South at 3.6 mph

29.32 in

0.08 in / hr

44 °F

656 ft

6:01 AM CST

Normal

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Prairie Fields, Savoy, IL

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43.7 °F

43 °F

96%

SSW at 4.0 mph

0.05 in / hr

42 °F

735 ft

6:19 AM CST

Rapid Fire

C. Heater-Rural-east of Urbana, IL, Urbana, IL

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43.9 °F

41 °F

91%

SSE at 13.0 mph

29.35 in

0.06 in / hr

37 °F

725 ft

6:19 AM CST

Rapid Fire

South Urbana, Urbana, IL

South Urbana Illinois, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

44.1 °F

43 °F

97%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.34 in

0.12 in / hr

44 °F

755 ft

6:19 AM CST

Rapid Fire

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Saint Joseph, IL

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43.9 °F

39 °F

84%

South at 2.8 mph

29.38 in

0.10 in / hr

44 °F

678 ft

6:19 AM CST

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Urbana IL , Urbana, IL

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

43 °F

42 °F

96%

ENE at 5 mph

29.29 in

0.00 in / hr

40 °F

755 ft

5:51 AM CST

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Doodledad's Weather Champaign, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

43.5 °F

40 °F

87%

SSE at 2.0 mph

29.34 in

0.06 in / hr

44 °F

763 ft

6:19 AM CST

Rapid Fire

CRN BONDVILLE IL , Bondville, IL

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43 °F

North at 11 mph

0.00 in / hr

37 °F

699 ft

6:00 AM CST

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Fithian, IL

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44.3 °F

42 °F

90%

South at 13.0 mph

29.40 in

0.09 in / hr

38 °F

0 ft

6:00 AM CST

Normal

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HADS KASKASKIA RIVER AT CHESTERVILLE IL, Arthur, IL

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°F

North at mph

0.11 in / hr

600 ft

5:30 AM CST

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Warnings and Notices

	Areal Flood Watch
Statement as of 4:13 AM CST on December 25, 2009 ... Flood Watch now in effect until noon CST today... The Flood Watch is now in effect for * portions of central Illinois... east central Illinois and southeast Illinois... including the following areas... in central Illinois... Cass... Christian... De Witt... Fulton... Knox... Logan... Macon... Marshall... Mason... McLean... Menard... Morgan... Moultrie... Peoria... Piatt... Schuyler... Scott... Shelby... Stark... Tazewell and Woodford. In east central Illinois... Champaign... Clark... Coles... Cumberland... Douglas... Edgar and Vermilion. In southeast Illinois... Clay... Crawford... Effingham... Jasper... Lawrence and Richland. * Until noon CST today * expect periods of moderate to locally heavy rainfall. Total rainfall will range from 2 to 3 inches... with some locally higher amounts. * The combination of the expected rainfall coupled with the frozen topsoil will help to produce significant runoff into area rivers... creeks and streams. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

	Record Report
Statement as of 1:10 am CST on December 25, 2009 ... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Lincoln IL... A record rainfall of 0.98 inch(es) was set at Lincoln IL yesterday December 24th. This breaks the old record of 0.89 set in 1979.

	Local Storm Report
12/24/2009 0350 PM Champaign, Champaign County. Heavy rain m1.48 inch, reported by mesonet. 36 hour rainfall total 12/24/2009 0350 PM Champaign, Champaign County. Heavy rain m1.48 inch, reported by mesonet. 36 hour rainfall total 12/23/2009 0611 PM Champaign, Champaign County. Heavy rain m1.97 inch, reported by mesonet.