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YOUR LOCAL FORECAST AHEAD:

Another dry day overall, but rain chances are back by this afternoon. Those rain chances will be slim. Ahead of the rain winds

With winds picking up today ahead of rain chances, we could set up for another potential set up for fire weather as wind gusts really ramp up in the afternoon.

Despite a dip down into the 50s last week, we are not completely safe from those warmer temperatures for the season just yet. Monday will be the warmest day of the week before a brief cooldown, and then after that we will once again be back comfortably into the 70s.

As you would imagine, with daytime highs going up, our overnight lows will do the same. More nights of 40s and 50s are expected vs. the 30s

Although rain chances still look pretty meager, we are starting to see chances rise ever so slowly. Our first chance for rain will come on Tuesday as a weak system and cold front pass by, but our next chance for some legitimate rain could be by the end of the week.

Despite these increased chances, there is not a lot of model agreement with how these systems play out. Therefore, the forecast rainfall totals remain a little low for now until better agreement can be seen.

Until we do get some rain, the air and soil will continue to stay bone-dry in places, and our fire risk will unfortunately continue to rise into the coming week. We will need to keep an eye out for Tuesday and Wednesday especially as stronger winds enter the picture.

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7 DAY FORECAST:

Here is your 7 day forecast updated several times a day. You also can see the 7 day forecast and more on the WCIA 3 Weather App and on the WCIA 3 Weather Map Room.

DROUGHT MONITOR:

See the latest drought monitor showing drought conditions in Central Illinois below. The drought monitor is released every Thursday morning and includes rainfall amounts from the Tuesday to Tuesday 7 day window immediately before the drought monitor is released.

LONG-TERM FORECAST:

Here are the latest extended outlooks for the 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlooks. These outlooks are issued daily and provide insight into the confidence in seeing temperatures and precipitation above or below normal beyond our 7 day forecast.

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