Steve Hunt

ALT Graphic showing that a storm system will bring windy conditions this evening in central IL, along with showers and isolated storms spreading from west to east through the day. Showers and storms will taper off overnight into Wednesday morning, then primarily dry conditions are expected through the weekend, although some scattered showers are possible Thursday night into Friday. Temperatures will be cooler, reaching highs only in the mid to upper 50s by Saturday, which will be close to normal for this time of year.

ALT 4 day forecast above showing weather icons and high and low temps, text details below

ALT Central Illinois work week forecast, with a table of timing of rain chances for several area cities. Today: Mostly sunny, highs 88-92. Tuesday: Sunny, highs 87-94. Wednesday: Occasional rain, highs 75-84. Thursday: Occasional rain, highs 72-81. Friday: Partly cloudy, highs 58-64.

ALT Central IL forecast from the NWS Lincoln, IL today through Monday. Today features highs of 76-84 degrees and less than 10% chance of precipitation, followed by low temps tonight of 50-57 degrees with less than 10% chance of rain. On Friday, highs reach 81-88 degrees with a 20% slight chance of showers north of I-72, followed by Friday night lows of 57-63 degrees with less than 10% chance of precipitation. Saturday brings highs of 81-86 degrees with a 10% chance of rain. Saturday night sees lows of 57-61 degrees with precipitation chances increasing to 60%, highest east of I-55. On Sunday, cooler highs of 72-79 degrees are expected with a 50% chance of precipitation, again highest east of I-55, while Sunday night lows fall to 54-59 degrees with less than 10% chance of rain. On Monday, highs warm back to 82-88 degrees with a slight chance of showers north of I-72 and less than 10% overall rain chance, concluding with Monday night lows of 56-61 degrees and a 20% chance of precipitation.

ALT Central Illinois 5-day forecast from NWS Lincoln, IL, highlighting warm and dry conditions through Saturday with rain chances increasing Saturday night into Sunday. Today features high temps between 79-86 degrees and a precip chance under 10%, with tonight bringing lows between 51-55 degrees and precip chances under 10%. Thursday remains warm with highs of 74-82 degrees and lows Thursday night from 49-54 degrees, both with precip chances below 10%. Friday brings high temps of 78-85 degrees with a 10% chance of rain, and Friday night lows of 56-61 degrees with under 10% precip chance. Saturday continues warm conditions with highs from 82-87 degrees and precip chances below 10%. Rain chances increase Saturday night with lows of 59-62 degrees and a 50% chance of precip, with the highest chances east of I-55. Sunday sees highs of 74-82 degrees and a continued 50% chance of precip, highest east of I-55. The rain chance decreases to 10% Sunday night with lows of 54-59 degrees.

ALT 4 day forecast on left with weather icons and high and low temps on left, map of precipitation amounts through Friday on the right