Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Sangamon
Updated: 3:33 PM CST on December 23, 2009
Flood Watch in effect through Thursday evening...
Tonight
Occasional rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Rain could be heavy at times overnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Thursday
Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Rain may be heavy at times. Highs in the mid 40s. Windy. Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Rain in the evening...then a chance of rain or snow after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. No snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. Windy. Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Christmas Day
Windy...colder. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs in the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the 20s in the afternoon. South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Friday Night
Blustery...colder. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 20. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Saturday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s.
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday evening...
The Flood Watch continues 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... Sangamon... 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.
* Through Thursday evening
* expect periods of moderate to locally heavy rainfall with isolated thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches will be possible... with some locally higher amounts.
* The latest soil temperatures across central Illinois indicate the frost depth at between 3 to 5 inches. 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 04:43 PM CST on December 23, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Springfield IL...
a record rainfall of 1.28 inch(es) was set at Springfield IL today. This breaks the old record of 1.06 set in 1921.
Local Storm Report
12/23/2009 0500 PM
6 miles SSE of Springfield, Sangamon County.
Heavy rain m1.53 inch, reported by mesonet.
Storm total so far, 1.16 inches in past 10 hrs. Cocorahs observer