Alpha, Illinois

Local Time: 8:58 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 41.2° N 90.4° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Depression Four-E (East Pacific) Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Special Weather Statement (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

FLNGC, Sherrard, Illinois (PWS)

Updated: 8:50 AM CDT on July 10, 2009

68.0 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	96%
Dew Point:	67 °F
Wind:	11.0 mph from the NNE
Wind Gust:	12.0 mph
Pressure:	30.05 in (Falling)
Visibility:	3.0 miles
UV:	0.0 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 12000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	0 ft

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Flight Rule:	IFR (KGBG)
Wind Speed:	4.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	12° (NNE)
Ceiling:	12000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Galesburg	72 °F	Mostly Cloudy	8:46 AM CDT
	Moline	68 °F	Heavy Rain Mist	8:52 AM CDT
	Davenport	67 °F	Rain Mist	8:52 AM CDT
	Muscatine	70 °F	Heavy Rain	8:35 AM CDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KMLI)

86 °F

64 °F

Record (KMLI)

105 °F (1936)

50 °F (1996)

Yesterday

76 °F

60 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 3

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Cairo	82°F
Olney-Noble	82°F
Mount Carmel	80°F
Marion Regional	80°F
Metropolis	80°F

State Lows:
Kankakee	60°F
Waukegan	60°F
DeKalb	61°F
Rochelle	61°F
Joliet	62°F

Astronomy

July 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:38 AM CDT

8:35 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:05 AM CDT

9:08 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:23 AM CDT

9:50 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:34 AM CDT

10:38 PM CDT

Moon

10:21 PM CDT

8:42 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 03m

Length of Day

14h 57m

Tomorrow will be 1m 12s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 91% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Alpha, IL

68.0 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 8:50 AM CDT

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
83° F \| 67° F	83° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 67° F	88° F \| 68° F
T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.

Forecast for Henry

Updated: 3:36 am CDT on July 10, 2009
	Today Showers and thunderstorms likely. High in the lower 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the mid 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
	Saturday Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s. North wind 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s. East wind around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s.
	Monday Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s.
	Tuesday Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the upper 80s.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the upper 60s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. High in the mid 80s.
	Wednesday Night and Thursday Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. High in the lower 80s.
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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	1:20 PM CDT on July 10, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 77 °F
Blue Jays vs. Orioles	7:05 PM EDT on July 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Elevation

Updated

Type

FLNGC, Sherrard, IL

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68.0 °F

67 °F

96%

NNE at 11.0 mph

30.05 in

0.05 in / hr

0 ft

8:50 AM CDT

Normal

East Burch St, Wataga, IL

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71.8 °F

69 °F

92%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.17 in

0.00 in / hr

720 ft

8:58 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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North-Central Galesburg, Galesburg, IL

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70.3 °F

65 °F

83%

ESE at 0.4 mph

30.09 in

0.00 in / hr

727 ft

8:58 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Southwest Of Town, Geneseo, IL

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67.3 °F

66 °F

96%

NNE at 13.0 mph

30.15 in

- / hr

720 ft

8:34 AM CDT

Normal

N9VPV, Galesburg, IL

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71.1 °F

68 °F

89%

SE at 0.0 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

771 ft

8:58 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

East Side of Galesburg, Galesburg, IL

Web Gal 1's Live Galesburg, IL Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70.3 °F

67 °F

89%

SSE at 1.0 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

787 ft

8:55 AM CDT

Normal

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APRSWXNET Milan IL , Milan, IL

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

68 °F

100%

SE at 0 mph

30.11 in

0.51 in / hr

652 ft

8:33 AM CDT

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Colona Weather, Colona, IL

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67.7 °F

67 °F

97%

NE at 11.5 mph

30.12 in

0.56 in / hr

580 ft

8:58 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Aledo, IL

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70.1 °F

66 °F

87%

NNE at 9.5 mph

29.39 in

0.10 in / hr

0 ft

8:53 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Central Mercer County Wx, Aledo, IL

Aledo, Illinois Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

69.4 °F

64 °F

82%

North at 0.0 mph

30.14 in

0.00 in / hr

728 ft

8:57 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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In Town, Geneseo, IL

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66.5 °F

65 °F

94%

North at 0.0 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

645 ft

7:59 AM CDT

Normal

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Kewanee Airport, Kewanee, IL

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74.0 °F

74 °F

100%

NNE at 1.0 mph

29.96 in

0.00 in / hr

858 ft

8:55 AM CDT

Normal

Country Manor, Geneseo, IL

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66.7 °F

66 °F

96%

NW at 7.0 mph

30.13 in

0.10 in / hr

615 ft

8:55 AM CDT

Normal

Hazelwood IV, Geneseo, IL

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

66.7 °F

65 °F

95%

SSE at 1.0 mph

30.15 in

2.89 in / hr

720 ft

8:55 AM CDT

Normal

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HADS MISSISSIPPI RVR LOCK & DAM #15 A IL, Davenport, IA

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

68 °F

NNE at 10 mph

0.01 in / hr

541 ft

8:00 AM CDT

MADIS

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Central Bettendorf, Bettendorf, IA

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

66.2 °F

66 °F

100%

NE at 5.3 mph

30.15 in

0.00 in / hr

665 ft

8:58 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Warnings and Notices

	Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 7:50 AM CDT on July 10, 2009 ... Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall affecting the region... Numerous showers and thunderstorms where moving east across the area this morning... .and will continue through at least late morning. The stronger storms will continue to produce very heavy rainfall at rates of over an inch an hour. Areas from Iowa City... to Davenport... and to Sterling can expect 1 to 2 inches of rainfall through 1030 am. As these storms pass by and dump heavy rain... expect ponding of water on roads and in low-lying areas... and rises in area streams and creeks. Please report any very heavy rainfall rates... water on roads... and any bankfull roadside ditches to local law enforcement for relay to the National Weather Service. Besides the heavy rain... these storms are also producing frequent cloud to ground lightning. Move indoors and away from windows as these storms approach.