Franklin Grove, Illinois

Add to My Favorites

Local Time: 1:02 PM CST (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 41.8° N 89.3° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Pat (Southern Pacific)

Active Advisory: Winter Storm Warning (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Public Information Statement

	Current Conditions

Lost Nation, Dixon, Illinois (PWS)

Updated: 1:02 PM CST on February 09, 2010

30.0 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	27 °F
Humidity:	61%
Dew Point:	18 °F
Wind:	3.1 mph from the ENE
Wind Gust:	4.0 mph
Pressure:	29.09 in (Steady)
Visibility:	1.8 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 1100 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	724 ft

» Weather History for This Location

Radar

Webcam

Click Radar to Enlarge

Select a source for your current conditions:

Raw METAR

Aviation

Weather Radio

Flight Rule:	IFR (KRPJ)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	70° (ENE)
Ceiling:	1100 ft
Full Report — Pilot Maps

Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Rochelle	25 °F	Overcast	12:45 PM CST
	Sterling	28 °F	Overcast	12:55 PM CST
	Rockford	27 °F	Light Snow Mist	12:54 PM CST
	DeKalb	26 °F	Light Snow	12:44 PM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRFD)

31 °F

14 °F

Record (KRFD)

54 °F (1925)

-25 °F (1933)

Yesterday

30 °F

18 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 41

Detailed History and Climate (KRPJ)

	Meet Locals
Read their travel tips for Franklin Grove hotels!


	Unbiased reviews and advice for Franklin Grove

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Metropolis	32°F
Robinson	32°F
Cairo	32°F
Marion Regional	31°F
Harrisburg	30°F

State Lows:
Macomb	1°F
Quincy	1°F
Pittsfield	5°F
Galesburg	8°F
Jacksonville	8°F

Astronomy

February 9, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:00 AM CST

5:22 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:31 AM CST

5:51 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:58 AM CST

6:24 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:26 AM CST

6:57 PM CST

Moon

4:19 AM CST

1:18 PM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 20m

Length of Day

10h 22m

Tomorrow will be 2m 32s longer.

Extended View

Waning Crescent, 16% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	Feb 13 New	Feb 21 First Quarter	Feb 28 Full	Mar 7 Last Quarter

For more information about the solar system:

Peoria News

Year-end Peoria Home Sales Get Boost From Government

Morton High School games for February 9

Peoria County Board Members Were Elected to Ask Questions

Legislative Breakfast hosted by Peoria City/County Board of Health

Crisis Nursery to Receive Donations from Tax Form

Opposites attracted a lot of attention

Bloomington Approves Street Resurfacing

Boy Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary

More News on Fwix

Free Weather Stickers® for Your Homepage!

We've cooked up some fun dynamic images for you to put on your homepage.

18 NEW Stickers!
Multiple Styles to Choose From
Display Current conditions

Get Your Weather Sticker!

Franklin Grove, IL

30.0 °F

Overcast

at 1:02 PM CST

(Click for forecast)

5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 61031

Customize Your Icons!

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
25° F \| 18° F	20° F \| 2° F	18° F \| 7° F	22° F \| 13° F	27° F \| 11° F
Snow 100% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Snow 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Lee

Updated: 12:30 PM CST on February 9, 2010
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday...
	This Afternoon Snow. Areas of blowing snow late in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Temperatures nearly steady in the mid 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 100 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening...then a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Areas of blowing snow in the evening...then blowing snow after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Total snow accumulation 6 to 9 inches. Blustery. Lows 15 to 19. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. Blustery. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times until late afternoon decreasing to 10 to 15 mph late in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows 1 to 5 above. Wind chills as low as zero to 10 below zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Thursday Mostly sunny. Highs 16 to 20. Lowest wind chill readings zero to 10 below zero in the morning. West winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 9 above.
	Friday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs in the upper 20s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows 14 to 18.
	Saturday Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 13 to 17.
	Sunday through Presidents Day Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Lows 9 to 13 above.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Sports Weather

MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Plabennec vs. Auxerre	4:00 PM CET on February 09, 2010	Chance of Snow, High 33° F/ 1° C
Guingamp vs. Boulogne	6:15 PM CET on February 09, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 39° F/ 4° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Gatorade Duel 1	2:15 PM EST on February 11, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Gatorade Duel 2	4:00 PM EST on February 11, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 52 °F
View Schedules: MLB \| IFB \| NASCAR \| PGA Golf \|

Blogs in This Area

City:	Member:	Title:	Last Activity:
Sterling	HadesGodWyvern	HadesGodWyvern's Wunder Blog	2 hours ago
Blogs for people who love weather and the outdoors! View All Blogs »

: Top of Page :

Weather Stations

All Weather Stations

Personal Weather Stations

MADIS Weather Stations

Weather Stations WunderMap

Station Location

Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

MesoWest Dixon , Nachusa, IL

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

21 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

782 ft

10:55 AM CST

MADIS

Website

Lost Nation, Dixon, IL

Lost Lake Ogle County, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

30.0 °F

18 °F

61%

ENE at 3.1 mph

29.09 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

724 ft

1:02 PM CST

Rapid Fire

Website

Dixon, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

28.2 °F

25 °F

88%

ENE at 1.0 mph

29.80 in

0.05 in / hr

28 °F

659 ft

1:00 PM CST

Normal

MesoWest Flagg , Ashton, IL

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

24 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

777 ft

11:15 AM CST

MADIS

Website

Lakewood Subdivision, Dixon, IL

Hot Rod Garage Weather Station, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

28.0 °F

24 °F

86%

North at 3.0 mph

29.85 in

0.05 in / hr

28 °F

778 ft

1:02 PM CST

Normal

Website

K9GPC, Rochelle, IL

K9GPC Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

31.3 °F

11 °F

42%

NNE at 4.0 mph

29.83 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

840 ft

12:59 PM CST

Normal

Website

Snavely Subdivision (2.0mi NE Sterling), Sterling, IL

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

29.7 °F

10 °F

43%

NW at 0.0 mph

29.70 in

0.03 in / hr

30 °F

715 ft

1:02 PM CST

Rapid Fire

HADS ROCK RIVER NEAR COMO IL, Galt, IL

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

606 ft

11:00 AM CST

MADIS

Website

CRN SITE NEAR SHABONNA 5NNE IL US, Shabbona, IL

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

25 °F

North at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

18 °F

860 ft

12:00 PM CST

MADIS

Website

Ag View FS, Inc. Walnut, Walnut, IL

Ag View FS, Inc. Walnut, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

28.8 °F

28 °F

98%

SE at 1.0 mph

29.77 in

0.03 in / hr

29 °F

684 ft

1:01 PM CST

Normal

Website

MesoWest Malta , Malta, IL

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

28 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

915 ft

12:15 PM CST

MADIS

Website

APRSWXNET Arlington I, Arlington, IL

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

25 °F

21 °F

85%

ENE at 0 mph

29.81 in

0.00 in / hr

25 °F

738 ft

12:38 PM CST

MADIS

Website

Would you like to share your weather data with the rest of the world?

Add Your Weather Station!

: Top of Page :

Warnings and Notices

	Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 11:51 AM CST on February 09, 2010 ... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday... A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday. * Timing... snow will continue through the day before ending this evening. Considerable blowing and drifting of the freshly fallen snow is likely tonight into very early Wednesday morning. * Accumulations... light to occasionally moderate snow will result in snowfall rates of generally a half inch or less per hour through this evening. The long duration of the storm will result in snowfall totals reaching 6 to 10 inches by this evening. * Hazards... in addition to the long duration accumulating snowfall... northwest winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 30 and 35 mph tonight into early Wednesday morning resulting in significant blowing and drifting snow. The potential exists for near white out conditions to develop in open and rural areas tonight. * Impacts... travel will continue to be significantly hampered during the snow storm through tonight. Due to the long duration of light to moderate snowfall even major roads and highways may become snow covered. Blowing and drifting snow tonight will result in near ground blizzard conditions in outlying areas making travel very dangerous. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow... sleet... ice... or strong winds are expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 08:42 am CST on February 09, 2010 ... Morning snowfall Roundup... the following are snow amounts for the previous 24-hours. Observations are usually taken at 7 am. 24-hour snowfall amounts for tuesday(02/09/10)... Northern Illinois snow location (county): fall(inches) Peru (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.3 Mendota (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.0 Ottawa (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..4.0 Rockford 4nw (winnebago)... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.0 Streator (livingston)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .4.0 Rockford (winnebago)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3.8 Paw Paw (lee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.5 Marseilles (la salle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .3.4 Newark (kendall)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.1 Dwight (livingston)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.0 De Kalb (de kalb)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3.0 Plano (kendall)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .3.0 Paxton (ford)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.0 Kankakee (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.8 Morris (grundy)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.8 Roscoe 2se (winnebago)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.7 Steward (lee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.7 Coal City 4nnw (grundy)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.5 Bourbonnais (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.4 Milford (iroquois)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.4 Joliet 2n (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.2 Genoa (de kalb)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.1 Peotone (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.1 Barrington (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.0 Dresden lock/dam (grundy)... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Chatsworth (livingston)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.0 Elburn (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Herscher (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Lake Zurich (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Park Forest (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Rochelle (ogle)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 St Anne (kankakee)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 St Charles 7nw (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Watseka (iroquois)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.0 Channahon (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.9 La Grange (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.9 Plainfield (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.9 Glen Ellyn (du page)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.8 Romeoville (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.8 Oak Brook (du page)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.8 Yorkville 2se (kendall)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.8 midway 3sw (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.7 St Charles (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.7 Marengo (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.5 Winfield (du page)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.5 Woodstock 5nw (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.5 Woodstock (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.5 Elgin (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.4 Mundelein (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.4 Streamwood (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.4 McHenry (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.3 Batavia (kane)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.0 Joliet lock/dam (will)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.0 ohare (cook)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.0 Spring Grove 2n (mchenry)... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.0 Wauconda (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.0 Northwest Indiana snow location (county): fall(inches) Valparaiso 5nne (porter)... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.7 Rensselaer (jasper)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.4 Lowell (lake)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.3 Lake Village (newton)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.1 Wanatah in (porter)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 Remington (jasper)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.7 Morocco (newton)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.5