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Champaign and Urbana climb from 28 degrees to 67 degrees Tuesday before another November cooldown.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Today was our coolest day since early April and tonight will bring the coldest weather across Central Illinois since late March. We are about three weeks late according to climatology, but widespread freezing conditions and frost are expected Friday night into Saturday morning, marking the first widespread freeze of the season.
Temperatures could fall into the upper 20s tonight before a sharp warmup arrives Sunday.
Novembers with the most precipitation in Illinois since 1895. Stacker compiled a ranking of the Novembers with the most precipitation in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the highest total precipitation in each month. For each of the months listed below, we've included the total precipitation, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the average state temperature.
Springfield, IL – A cold front moving into central Illinois Friday will bring a noticeable drop in temperatures, with overnight lows potentially falling into the mid-20s and near-freezing conditions developing across the region this weekend.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - The cold front that moves through Central Illinois today will bring quiet but colder weather over the next few days, including a chance for frost. This cold snap will be short-lived as more mild weather returns next week. Frost & Freeze Possible Friday and Saturday...
Sunshine soon to return!
Central Illinois faces scattered Thursday showers before overnight lows fall to 29-34 degrees Friday.
An unprecedented early-season sudden stratospheric warming event over the Arctic is currently unfolding, potentially creating volatile weather patterns in the U.S. by clashing with an expected strong El Niño.
St. Louis, Columbia, Belleville and southern Illinois face crop and plumbing risks.
ROCKFORD, Ill. — The first widespread freeze of the season is expected across Illinois on Friday and Saturday nights. After a long stretch of above-average warmth, temperatures will fall into the upper 20s in northern areas. Much of the rest of the state will drop into the low 30s. The freeze will officially end the 2026 growing season.
Cool and Cloudy Thursday, Weekend Warmup Ahead
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Breezy conditions will continue the next few days on the back end of Tuesday’s passing storm system. While winds will not be as gusty as what we felt on Tuesday, they may still serve as a bit of a nuisance as they begin to usher in cooler air.
This year's unpredictable weather has folks in Northern Illinois dreaming of a snowy Christmas. The Old Farmers Almanac suggests we might be looking at a green holiday instead, but December has a way of surprising us.
Into The 50s And Windy
The November warmth won't last much longer. Temperatures are expected to tumble this weekend, but does the latest forecast include any snow?
Despite some rain that is expected to cool things down in central Illinois, temperatures are still going to remain well above normal for this time of the year. Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told the Hart Media Group on the WHOW Morning Show on Tuesday, overnight lows are generally in the 30s but we’re going to remain well above that for the rest of the week.
Chicago, IL – Three words appearing in a winter weather warning could signal a storm far more dangerous than the snow, ice and freezing temperatures Illinois residents experience every year. During the 2026-27 winter season, those words could carry an urgent message from Chicago and Rockford to Peoria, Springfield and southern Illinois.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS — Rain and thunderstorms are the main concern across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin over the next 24 hours, along with unusually warm temperatures. Tuesday’s high is expected to reach 74 degrees, just three degrees short of the record high of 77 set in the 1930s. A cooling trend begins Wednesday, with temperatures settling into the mid 50s by the end of the week, right on par for early November.
