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May 18, 2013
The photos, reports, and perspective behind flooding rain in parts of Alabama Saturday.
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May 17, 2013
Indonesian-born and Qatar-based photographer Helminadia Ranford captured breathtaking photos of Mt. Bromo, an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia.
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May 17, 2013
A spacewalk has repaired a leak on the International Space Station, NASA said.
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May 18, 2013
Spring warmth has arrived in most of the U.S., except this state.
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May 16, 2013
Storm storms leave damage near Shreveport, Louisiana. See photos and tweets.
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May 18, 2013
We walk through the full timeline of the Texas tornadoes on May 15, 2013.
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May 16, 2013
Where Earth has been changed forever.
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May 16, 2013
Thousands of small glaciers, unconnected to continental-scale ice sheets, have dumped about 260 million tons of meltwater into the ocean annually between 2003 and 2009.
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May 16, 2013
After months with record-low activity, the 2013 tornado season roared back with a vengeance on Wednesday as at least 10 twisters touched down across portions of north-central Texas, killing at least 6 and injuring dozens more.
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May 16, 2013
Seismic activity is continuing at the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City and authorities say they have readied shelters and identified evacuation routes in case they should be needed.
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May 16, 2013
Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said.
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May 17, 2013
The Ocean Conservancy releases stunning photos from its recent international beach cleanup day.
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May 17, 2013
Finding the oldest water on Earth has implications for understanding life on Earth and maybe Mars.
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May 18, 2013
It's now time to move on in a Texas town wrecked by a massive twister.
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May 16, 2013
The scientific agreement that climate change is happening, and that it's caused by human activity, is significant and growing, according to a new study published Thursday.
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May 16, 2013
Severe weather broke out in northeastern Texas, including the Dallas Fort Worth area. Below are reports of hail and tornadoes from throughout social media.
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May 15, 2013
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, possibly jeopardizing searches for life outside the Milky Way.
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May 15, 2013
April 2013 was colder and wetter than average.
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May 15, 2013
The collection above features over 100 breathtaking images of Earth taken from NASA satellites and the International Space Station at night. But to scientists and meteorologists, they are more than just pretty pictures.
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May 15, 2013
In Alaska, climate change is forcing villagers on the edge of the Arctic to confront the reality of a warming planet. If they don't act soon, their villages were be lost forever.
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| Mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 81F. Winds from the ESE at 5 to 10 mph. |
| Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 63F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%. |
| Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 82F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. |
| Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 84F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%. |
| Partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers in the evening, then overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 70F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. |
| Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 79F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%. |
| Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Fog overnight. Low of 64F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.9 in. possible. |
| Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 75F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. |
| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 65 | 63 | 75 | 64 | 76 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
| Wind | 2 mph East | 7 mph ESE | 6 mph SE | 6 mph SE |
| Humidity | 90% | 67% | 67% | 97% |
| Chance of Precip. | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Cloud Cover | 70% | 86% | 99% | 30% |
| Conditions | Fog | Mostly Cloudy | Overcast | Partly Cloudy |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:40 AM
8:05 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 65 | 64 | 80 | 69 | 81 | 70 | 73 | 67 |
| Wind | 6 mph SE | 14 mph SSE | 13 mph South | 10 mph SSE |
| Humidity | 95% | 70% | 67% | 79% |
| Chance of Precip. | 20% | 20% | 10% | 30% |
| Cloud Cover | 5% | 72% | 70% | 45% |
| Conditions | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Mostly Cloudy | Chance of a Thunderstorm |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:39 AM
8:06 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 72 | 66 | 80 | 68 | 82 | 67 | 71 | 69 |
| Wind | 11 mph South | 16 mph South | 15 mph South | 10 mph SSW |
| Humidity | 83% | 65% | 62% | 94% |
| Chance of Precip. | 30% | 50% | 50% | 10% |
| Cloud Cover | 100% | 63% | 63% | 60% |
| Conditions | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Partly Cloudy |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:39 AM
8:07 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 71 | 68 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 |
| Wind | 9 mph SSW | 12 mph South | 8 mph SW | 8 mph SSW |
| Humidity | 91% | 79% | 93% | 97% |
| Chance of Precip. | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% |
| Cloud Cover | 100% | 100% | 76% | 100% |
| Conditions | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of Rain | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of a Thunderstorm |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:38 AM
8:08 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 66 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 58 |
| Wind | 8 mph SSW | 8 mph SSW | 7 mph WSW | 8 mph WNW |
| Humidity | 98% | 81% | 87% | 79% |
| Chance of Precip. | 30% | 20% | 30% | 10% |
| Cloud Cover | 99% | 93% | 96% | 19% |
| Conditions | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Chance of a Thunderstorm | Clear |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:37 AM
8:09 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 61 | 54 | 70 | 58 | 67 | 57 | 62 | 51 |
| Wind | 7 mph WNW | 7 mph West | 10 mph NNW | 7 mph North |
| Humidity | 76% | 66% | 70% | 66% |
| Chance of Precip. | 10% | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| Cloud Cover | 46% | 7% | 45% | 58% |
| Conditions | Partly Cloudy | Clear | Chance of Rain | Partly Cloudy |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:36 AM
8:09 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 60 | 47 | 68 | 51 | 71 | 54 | 58 | 47 |
| Wind | 10 mph NNW | 12 mph North | 9 mph North | 8 mph NNE |
| Humidity | 63% | 54% | 54% | 64% |
| Chance of Precip. | 10% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| Cloud Cover | 57% | 33% | 47% | 12% |
| Conditions | Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Clear |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:36 AM
8:10 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 63 | 43 | 73 | 49 | 73 | 54 | 64 | 51 |
| Wind | 8 mph North | 11 mph North | 8 mph North | 6 mph ENE |
| Humidity | 46% | 42% | 51% | 63% |
| Chance of Precip. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cloud Cover | 30% | 17% | 32% | 0% |
| Conditions | Partly Cloudy | Clear | Partly Cloudy | Clear |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:35 AM
8:11 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 63 | 46 | 73 | 51 | 72 | 58 | 64 | 54 |
| Wind | 6 mph East | 7 mph East | 7 mph ESE | 6 mph ESE |
| Humidity | 52% | 45% | 60% | 70% |
| Chance of Precip. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cloud Cover | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Conditions | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:35 AM
8:12 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 63 | 49 | 75 | 51 | 74 | 55 | 65 | 51 |
| Wind | 4 mph ESE | 7 mph SE | 7 mph SE | 6 mph SE |
| Humidity | 61% | 43% | 51% | 59% |
| Chance of Precip. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cloud Cover | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Conditions | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
5:34 AM
8:13 PM
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| Hourly Forecast | 6AM | 12 Noon | 6PM | 12 Midnight |
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| Temp. | Dew Point | 64 | 47 | 77 | 51 | 76 | 56 | 70 | 54 |
| Wind | 5 mph SSE | 7 mph SSE | 6 mph SSE | 6 mph SSE |
| Humidity | 52% | 40% | 51% | 55% |
| Chance of Precip. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cloud Cover | 0% | 0% | 0% | % |
| Conditions | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear |
| Sunrise & Sunset |
Sun does not rise
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| May 18, 2013 | Max Temp | Min Temp |
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| Normal (KDEC) | 75 °F | 52 °F |
| Record (KDEC) | 87 °F (1997) | 35 °F (2002) |
| Yesterday | 78 °F | 56 °F |
| Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 2 | ||
| City | Distance | Mag. | Time & Date |
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| No recent earthquake activity has been reported nearby. | |||
| May. 18, 2013 | Rise | Set |
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| Actual Time | 5:40 AM CDT | 8:05 PM CDT |
| Civil Twilight | 5:10 AM CDT | 8:36 PM CDT |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:32 AM CDT | 9:14 PM CDT |
| Astronomical Twilight | 3:50 AM CDT | 9:55 PM CDT |
| Moon | 1:11 PM CDT | 1:29 AM CDT |
| Length Of Visible Light | 15h 26m | |
| Length of Day |
14h 25m
Tomorrow will be 1m 40s longer.
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| First Quarter, 56% of the Moon is Illuminated | ||||
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82 °F
Macomb
82 °F
Sterling
82 °F
Cairo
82 °F
Savanna
81 °F
Centralia
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48 °F
Waukegan
51 °F
Chicago DuPage
53 °F
Aurora
54 °F
Freeport
54 °F
Chicago Executive
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| Station | Depth | Elevation | No new snow has been reported. |
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| City | Temp. | Conditions | Updated |
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| Taylorville | 79 °F | Clear | 2:35 PM CDT |
| Litchfield | 78 °F | Mostly Cloudy | 2:35 PM CDT |
| Effingham | 76 °F | Overcast | 2:35 PM CDT |
| Salem | 80 °F | Mostly Cloudy | 2:35 PM CDT |
| Flight | To | ETA | Status |
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| No flights were found. | |||
| Flight Tracker by FlightAware | |
| Type | Condition |
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| Flight Rule: | VFR (K3LF) |
| Wind Speed: | 9.0 kts. |
| Wind Dir: | 140° (SE) |
| Ceiling: | 5000 ft |
METAR K3LF 181935Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM SCT035 SCT044 BKN050 25/17 A2996 RMK AO2 T02530174
| Event | Date | Forecast |
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| No events within 10 mi of location. View all events. | ||
| Station Location | Temp. | Heat Index | Dew Point | Humidity | Wind | Precipitation | Elevation | Updated | Type | Website |
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| MesoWest NOKOMS , Nokomis, IL | 79 °F | 77 °F | - | - | North at - | 0.00 in / hr | 659 ft | 11:30 AM CDT | MADIS | |
| MesoWest I-70@ IL 140 , Mulberry Grove, IL | 79 °F | 80 °F | 62 °F | 55% | SE at 6 mph | 0.00 in / hr | 498 ft | 1:30 PM CDT | MADIS | |
| Pana, IL | 82.2 °F | 84 °F | 66 °F | 57% | North at 3.1 mph | 0.00 in / hr | 692 ft | 2:40 PM CDT | Normal | |
| MesoWest ESELMO , Altamont, IL | 78 °F | 76 °F | - | - | North at - | 0.00 in / hr | 625 ft | 12:50 PM CDT | MADIS | |
| Hillsboro, IL | 77.1 °F | 79 °F | 63 °F | 62% | East at 4.0 mph | 0.00 in / hr | 630 ft | 2:42 PM CDT | Rapid Fire | |
| MesoWest DOLVIL , Dollville, IL | 76 °F | 74 °F | - | - | North at - | 0.00 in / hr | 668 ft | 1:45 PM CDT | MADIS | |
| MesoWest IL-128 1/2 South of IL-16 (over, Shelbyville, IL | 77 °F | 79 °F | 61 °F | 58% | SSE at 6 mph | 0.00 in / hr | 600 ft | 1:45 PM CDT | MADIS | |
| MesoWest CLRKBG , Clarksburg, IL | 80 °F | 78 °F | - | - | North at - | 0.00 in / hr | 622 ft | 1:05 PM CDT | MADIS | |
| APRSWXNET Shelbyville IL , Shelbyville, IL | 77 °F | 79 °F | 63 °F | 63% | SE at 4 mph | 0.00 in / hr | 616 ft | 2:04 PM CDT | MADIS | |
| 0IL2 - Griffin Airport, Alma, IL | 78.5 °F | 81 °F | 67 °F | 68% | East at 4.0 mph | 0.00 in / hr | 560 ft | 2:42 PM CDT | Rapid Fire | |
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