| 2026-08-13 | 4:44 AM | 2.08 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-12-26: High 79, Low 68, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-22 mph w/gusts 46 mph. Storm approached around or about 8:45am. Earlier Weather radio warnings were indicating Ottawa was about to be in the area of a tornado warning. Around 8:50 or so Ottawa sirens came on. Phone alerts. All warnings worked! Sky turned black/green. Time for the basement. Turned out to be mainly a rain event. 2.08 in my gauge. My yard is ponding. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 8.57/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 16.33/flood stage 20. NWS & W/U saying another 2.29 is on the way. More on Friday. Today at 4:44am: FOG (light) temp 67, wind SE 2 to 3 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 65, humidity 97%. Normal 82/63. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:58pm. |
| 2026-08-12 | 4:39 AM | 0.54 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-11-26: High 84, Low 69, wind S, SE & E (W & NW storm) calm-24 mph w/gusts 48 mph. Numerous large trees brought down by strong winds especially on Ottawa Ave from Clay St down to 1300 block of Ottawa Ave. At Taylor and Ottawa Ave a large tree fell on a car. Rain 0.54 in my gauge. Currently rivers are rising but not that rapidly. At 4:39am: temp 71, wind SSE calm to 2 mph, dew point 69, humidity 94%. Normal 82/63. Rain forecast for today: NWS 0.66 and A/W 0.68 and W/U 1.06. Sunrise 6:02am, Sunset 7:59pm. |
| 2026-08-11 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-10-26: High 90, Heat Index 108, Low 71, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph (23 mph w/gusts 33 mph during early morning storm) no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind SSE 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 72, humidity 97%. Normal 82/63. Record Low 49/1967. Last day of summer vacation, school starts tomorrow. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 8:01pm. Our last 8pm sunset for the year. **EDIT 5:48am** |
| 2026-08-10 | 4:49 AM | 1.74 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-09-26: High 88, Heat Index 100, Low 63, Afternoon Dew Point 81, wind SE & S (SW/NW honorable mention) calm-18 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 and over night during severe thunderstorm and tornado activity 1.72 total 1.74 in my gauge. Today at 4:49am: temp 72, wind SSE 3 to 6 mph, dew point 70, humidity 95%. Normal 82/63. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 8:02pm. |
| 2026-08-09 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-08-26: High 83, Heat Index 86, Low 65, wind SW, W & NW calm-10 mph, no rain, heavy morning dew. Today at 4:54am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 94%. Normal 82/63. Sunday rain forecast: NWS 1/2 inch, A/W 1.09 and W/U 1.28 and by Weds accumulated 3 inches. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 8:03pm. |
| 2026-08-08 | 5:39 AM | 0.17 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-07-26: High 87, Heat Index 93, Low 66, wind SE, S, SW & W (NW during storm) calm-9 mph (16 to 19 mph as storm approached) Thunderstorm at 8:30pm and it was a wham bam and gone. 0.17 fell in under 30 minutes. Today at 5:39am: temp 69, wind calm, "W" flag flying, dew point 68, humidity 97%, no fog but heavy dew. Normal 82/63. Record Low 47/1976. Yesterday afternoon was a good day to clean the pool. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 8:05pm. |
| 2026-08-07 | 4:56 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-06-26: High 82, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-7 mph, no rain. Last night was my first trip to Mona's. A++. Today at 4:56am: temp 67, wind SSE calm to 2 mph, dew point 65, humidity 94%, no fog at my location. Normal 82/64. Six days before school starts. Fall is getting closer. Last night was the first pre season football game. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 8:06pm. |
| 2026-08-06 | 4:49 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-05-26: High 83, Heat Index 87, Low 69, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-12 mph w/gusts 18 mph. Spit and drizzle before and around 7am and after the Cubs won some drizzle. Both short lived and both added up to 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:49am: temp 70, wind SE calm to 3 mph, dew point 68, humidity 97%. Normal 82/64. Record Low 46/1994. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 8:07pm. Civil Twilight 5:26am, 8:38pm. |
| 2026-08-05 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-04-26: High 87, Low 63, wind SE, S & SW calm-10 mph, no rain on Tuesday. Today at 4:54am: just started to spit, light drizzle, saving it for tomorrows report, temp 71, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 93%. "W" flag flying. Normal 82/64. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 8:08pm. |
| 2026-08-04 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-03-26: High 85, Low 60, wind NW, SW, S & SE calm-6 mph, no rain, no fog but heavy dew. Today at 4:43am: temp 65, wind vrbl out of the S 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 62, humidity 96%. Normal temps for today 82/64. Yard is healthy, cut a lot of grass yesterday. Looking ahead: chance of rain Wed thru Tues. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 8:10pm. Civil Twilight 5:24am, 8:40pm. |
| 2026-08-03 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 08-02-26: High 80, Low 64, wind N & NW calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 62, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 97%. Normal 82/64. Sunrise 5:53, Sunset 8:11pm. Civil Twilight 5:22am, 8:42pm. In 7 days sunrise will be at 6am. |
| 2026-08-02 | 4:59 AM | 0.37 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 08-01-26: High 72, Low 67, wind SE, E, NE & N 3-20 mph w/gusts 27 mph, daytime rain 0.37 total rain event 2.06 in my gauge. At 4:30am IL River at LaSalle 15.32/flood stage 20. Fox at Dayton crested at 8.19 rivers holding their own. At 4:59am: temp 65, wind NNE 7 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 64, humidity 98%. Normal 82/64. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 8:12pm. |
| 2026-08-01 | 6:44 AM | 1.69 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-31-26: High 76, Low 66, wind S & SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Daytime rain 0.13 over night and this morning 1.56 total 1.69 in my gauge. Today is August 1st and the last month of Meteorological Summer. 11 days before school starts. Today at 6:44am: temp 67, a break from the rain (for now) wind ENE 6 mph w/gusts 14 mph, dew point 66, humidity 97%. Normal 82/64. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 8:13pm. Civil Twilight 5:20am, 8:44pm. |
| 2026-07-31 | 4:34 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-30-26: High 86, Low 56, wind E, SE & S (not in that order) calm-9 mph, no rain. Today is the last day of the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:34am: temp 67, wind SSE 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 63, humidity 92%. Normal 82/64. Record High 104/1999. Rain today and tomorrow. Forecast have come down a bit. W/U 1.71 A/W 1.93 and NWS 2.04 watch out for any flash flooding. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:14pm. Civil Twilight 5:19am, 8:45pm. We've lost 49 minutes of daylight. |
| 2026-07-30 | 4:47 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-29-26: High 84, Low 58, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:47am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Normal 82/64. We've lost 2 degrees off the averages. Friday/Saturday Rain: A/W 1.61 NWS 2.20 and W/U 2.81 that's a lot of rain, watch your creeks, rivers and basements! Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 8:15pm. |
| 2026-07-29 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-28-26: High 85, Low 68, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 59, wind NE 2 to 4 mph, dew point 56, humidity 88%. Normal 83/64. Looking ahead: wet weekend and below average temps for Fri and Sat. Today is The Full Moon for July which is called The Buck Moon. Other names include: Salmon Moon, Rasberry, Thunder, Wyrt, Herb and Hay Moon. You know Autumn is approaching when: lose of daylight is quickly occurring, nuts are on the trees, school will be starting and Bears pre-season football camp is underway. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 8:16pm. |
| 2026-07-28 | 4:54 AM | 0.14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-27-26: High 96, Heat Index 112, Low 77, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-20 mph w/gusts 24 mph. Rain, Light Show and Thunder around or about 10:15pm. 0.14 in my gauge. South Ottawa by Krogers 0.05 and by Wallace School 0.25. Today at 4:54am: temp 75, wind NNW 3 to 6 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 73, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 8:17pm. Civil Twilight 5:16am, 8:49pm. |
| 2026-07-27 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-26-26: High 90, Heat Index 106, Low 69, wind vrbl out of the S calm-8 mph w/gusts 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 77, wind SE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 75, humidity 96% and it's very sticky out there. Normal 83/64. Rain amounts for today: NWS 0.09 and a 40% chance, A/W 1/2 inch, W/U & W/C 1.57 and a 100% chance of rain. (???) Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 8:18pm. |
| 2026-07-26 | 5:14 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-25-26: High 80, Low 64, wind SE, S (LTD SW) calm-9 mph. Drizzle around or about 7am, nothing in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 70, wind S calm to 3 mph, dew point 67, humidity 90%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:19pm. Civil Twilight 5:14am, 8:51pm. 43 days before Labor Day. |
| 2026-07-25 | 4:59 AM | T | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-24-26: High 78, Low 59, wind SE & S calm-8 mph w/gusts 11 mph. Trace of rain in the 10am hour. Nothing in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 65, wind SSE 2 to 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 61, humidity 87%. Normal 83/64. 18 days before school starts. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:20pm. Civil Twilight 5:13am, 8:52pm. |
| 2026-07-24 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-23-26: High 80, Low 52, wind vrbl calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 59, wind calm, dew point 54, humidity 86%. Normal 83/64. Record Low 50/2000. Soy Beans and Corn looking good. Sweet Corn stands popping up around town. It's that time of year. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:21pm. Civil Twilight 5:12am, 8:53pm. |
| 2026-07-23 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-22-26: High 76, Low 58, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-10 mph w/gusts 13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 53, Record Low 45, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 87%. Normal 83/64. Next week above average temps. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:22pm. We've lost 31 minutes of daylight. |
| 2026-07-22 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-21-26: High 83, Low 65, wind SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 62, wind calm, "W" flag flying, dew point 59, humidity 89%. It's not going to cool down as much as they thought. Today is the day to cut grass and do yard work. High forecasted at 75. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:23pm. Civil Twilight 5:10am, 8:55pm. |
| 2026-07-21 | 4:44 AM | 0.18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-20-26: High 83, Heat Index 87, Low 61, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-15 mph w/gusts 23 mph. 2 rain events 0.18 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 75, wind NNW 8 mph w/gusts 12 mph, dew point 70, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. We lost a degree on the Low, as we descend into winter. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:24pm. |
| 2026-07-20 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-19-26: High 83, Low 63, wind NE & E calm-10 mph w/gusts 13 mph, no rain. Air quality poor. Today at 4:44am: temp 61, wind ENE calm to 2 mph, dew point 59, humidity 92%. Normal 83/65. Wed thru Fri below average temps. 57 years ago Apollo 11 landed and walked on the moon. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:24pm. Civil Twilight 5:08am, 8:57pm. |
| 2026-07-19 | 4:59 AM | 0.47 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-18-26: High 91, Heat Index 100, Low 72, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-15 mph w/gusts 24 mph. 4:15pm thru 4:35pm downpour. 0.47 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 64, wind NNE 2 to 3 mph, smoke in the air, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:25pm. We've lost 27 minutes of daylight as we descend into winter. |
| 2026-07-18 | 4:59 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-17-26: High 92, Heat Index 101, Low 72, wind vrbl turning S, SW & W calm-12 mph. Summer rain at 2:30pm lasted 10 minutes or so 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 76, wind SW 4 to 6 mph, dew point 71, humidity 89%. Normal 83/65. In the this and that dept. Ears forming on the corn. A break in the heat is coming. 78 by Wednesday. Keep one eye to the sky today/afternoon. 160 shopping days before Christmas. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:26pm. Civil Twilight 5:06am, 8:58pm. |
| 2026-07-17 | 4:39 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-16-26: High 95, Heat Index 103, Low 72, wind vrbl turning SW & S calm-7 mph w/gusts 10 mph. Trace of rain at 1:45pm. A few drops and it was over. Today at 4:39am: temp 72, wind vrbl out of the E calm to 3 mph, dew point 68, humidity 88%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:27pm. Civil Twilight 5:05am, 8:59pm. |
| 2026-07-16 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-15-26: High 95, Heat Index 105, Low 70, wind SW, W & NW calm-7 mph w/gusts 10 mph, no rain. Even with this hot spell this is the greenest I've ever seen my yard in the middle of July. Welcome to the middle of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:44am: temp 73, wind SSW calm to 3 mph, dew point 71, humidity 93%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:27pm. Civil Twilight 5:04am, 9pm. |
| 2026-07-15 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-14-26: High 93, Heat Index 99, Low 67, wind NW, W & SW calm-7 mph, no rain. Watering plants and trees. Yesterday reminded me of a late January day. Instead of cold its hot. You don't go out unless you have to otherwise you stay inside. Today at 4:39am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 68, humidity 92%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:28pm. Civil Twilight 5:03am, 9:01pm. |
| 2026-07-14 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-13-26: High 90, Low 64, wind NE, SW, W & NW calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:41am: temp 68, wind calm, dew point 65, humidity 91%. Normal 83/65. Looking ahead: Friday late afternoon into the evening rain and next week starting Tuesday seasonal temps. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:29pm. Corn is starting to tassel. |
| 2026-07-13 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-12-26: High 88, Low 63, wind N, NE (E) calm-10 mph w/gusts 13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 89%. Normal 83/65. 30 days of summer vacation left before back to school. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:29pm. Civil Twilight 5:01am, 9:02pm. |
| 2026-07-12 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-11-26: High 86, Low 65, wind N, NE and an occasional E calm-14 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 63, wind NE 3 to 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 58, humidity 87%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:30pm. Civil Twilight 5:01am, 9:03pm. Walmart has Back To School displays set up. |
| 2026-07-11 | 4:53 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-10-26: High 87, Heat Index 93, Low 68, wind vrbl calm-10 mph w/gusts 13 mph. Trace of rain around 3:45pm. Nothing in the gauge and deck barely got wet. South Ottawa got rain. Main St and the river were the line (approx) per the radar. Today at 4:53am: temp 65, wind NNE 3 to 4 mph, dew point 62, humidity 90%. Normal 83/65. Record Low 47/1945. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:30pm. Civil Twilight 5am, 9:03pm. We are noticeably losing daylight. **8:06am UPDATE** Rainfall yesterday South Ottawa 1.20 reading by Southside Krogers |
| 2026-07-10 | 4:34 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-09-26: High 87, Low 71, wind S, SW & W calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:34am: temp 69, wind calm, dew point 66, humidity 92%. Normal 83/65. Record Low 47/1997. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:31pm. We've lost 14 minutes of daylight. Civil Twilight 4:59am, 9:04pm. |
| 2026-07-09 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-08-26: High 88, Low 65, wind SW & S calm-8 mph w/gusts 12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 72, wind SSE 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 69, humidity 89%. Normal 83/65. Projected rain for later in the day: W/U 0.24 NWS 0.35 and A/W 0.82. 4-H Fair open to the public. Listen to WCMY for live broadcasts. I did a few back in the day (engineer at remote) for WOLI. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:31pm. Civil Twilight 4:58am, 9:04pm. |
| 2026-07-08 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-07-26: High 86, Low 64, wind NE, N & NW calm-10 mph, no rain. IL River in LaSalle 3:45am: 20.86/flood stage 20. Today at 4:39am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 93%. Normal 83/64. Above average temps return next week. Welcome to Ottawa 4-H fair through Sunday. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:31pm. Could someone in charge please fix our local airport weather stations!! KC09 has been down 2 months. KPNT wind readings down 2 months and KVYS is starting to sputter and missing readings. |
| 2026-07-07 | 4:38 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-06-26: High 85, Low 66, wind NE & N calm-10 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no rain. This morning: Fox River in Dayton 11.36/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 22.28/flood stage 20. Yesterday Boat Docks broke loose at Fox River/Flats Park on The Fox River here in Ottawa. Today at 4:38am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. 4-H Fair starts up this week in S Ottawa Twp. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:32pm. |
| 2026-07-06 | 4:36 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-05-26: High 82, Low 68, wind NW, N & NE calm-13 mph, no rain. At 12:45am Fox River in Dayton 14.49/flood stage 12, it has crested and is falling. At 2:45am IL River in Ottawa 463.18/flood stage 463 and in LaSalle 23.52/flood stage 20. While driving around yesterday I saw some creeks that looked like small rivers in Wallace and Dayton Townships. Today at 4:36am: temp 66, wind NNE 4 to 5 mph, dew point 64, humidity 95%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:56am, 9:06pm. |
| 2026-07-05 | 4:41 AM | 1.84 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-04-26: High 85, Heat Index 93, Low 68, wind S, SE & E
(W, NW & NE during storm) calm-24 mph w/gusts 37 mph. We were swimming having 4th party when (thank goodness) someone checked their phone & radar. We had 30 minutes before the storm would hit and had time to tear down. 1.84 in my gauge mainly between 2:20 thru 4pm. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 14.04/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 21.47/flood stage 20. Ditches, farm fields flooded and there were reports of temp road over flows from ditches. Today at 4:41am: temp 69, wind NW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 67, humidity 95%. Normal 83/64. Record Low 47/1972. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:32pm. Back to School sales are starting up. |
| 2026-07-04 | 5:59 AM | 0.76 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-03-26: High 92, Heat Index 105, Low 71, wind N, S, SW & W calm-18 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Daytime rain 0.10 overnight and this morning 0.66 total 0.76 in my gauge. Higher totals north of I80. Dayton 0.95 and near Wallace School 2.10 in the corn fields. Rivers R Rising. Fox River in Dayton 10.29/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 18.33/flood stage 20. Today at 5:59am: temp 70, wind vrlb out of the S 2 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 68, humidity 93% and light spit/drizzle. Normal 83/64. On tap for the up coming week, seasonal temps. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:55am, 9:06pm. Happy 250th birthday Uncle Sam. |
| 2026-07-03 | 4:54 AM | 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-02-26: High 95, Heat Index 105, Low 74, wind S & SW calm-15 mph. Rain this morning at or around 12:15am thru 1am. Heck of a light show! 0.16 in my gauge. South Ottawa 0.02 and near Utica 0.38 and near Wallace School 0.71. Chicagoland heavy rainfall. Today at 4:54am: temp a mild 72, wind SSE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 69, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Today is the last day of the heat dome. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:54am, 9:07pm. |
| 2026-07-02 | 4:38 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-01-26: High 94, Low 76, wind S & SW calm-12 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:38am: temp 77, wind SSW 2 to 3 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 73, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. Record High 98/1970. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:33pm. We've lost 7 minutes of daylight. |
| 2026-07-01 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-30-26: High 94, Heat Index 107, Low 76, wind S & SW 3-18 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no rain. Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. (the year is 1/2 over) Today at 4:39am: temp 76, wind S 4 to 6 mph, dew point 72, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. That outdoor party your having on Saturday, you might want to move it to Sunday. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) June rain 9.67 |
| 2026-06-30 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-29-26: High 93, Heat Index 107, Low 76, wind SE & S
5-18 mph w/gusts 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 76, wind SSW 3 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 73, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:52am, 9:07pm. Wet 4th? |
| 2026-06-29 | 4:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-28-26: High 85, Heat Index 91, Low 64, wind E & SE
2-18 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 20/flood stage 20. Today at 4:49am: temp 76, wind SSE 5 to 7 mph, dew point 74, humidity 93%. Normal 82/64. Record Low 46/1989. Today is The Full Moon for June which is called The Strawberry Moon. Other names include: The Rose Moon, Mead, Honey, Green Corn, Hot, Horse, Dyan and The Flower Moon. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:52am, 9:07pm. |
| 2026-06-28 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-27-26: High 81, Low 62, Dew Point 66, wind NE, E and a touch of SE 2-13 mph w/gusts 17 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 65, wind ENE 2 to 4 mph, dew point 62, humidity 89%. Normal 82/64. It's finally starting to feel like summer! Fire Flys were out last night. Corn shoulder high. Pool 86 degrees and got the grill working. "W" flag flying. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) 180 shopping days before Christmas. |
| 2026-06-27 | 4:59 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-26-26: High 70, Low 63, wind NE & E calm-15 mph, trace of rain on and off, nothing in the gauge. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.4/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 63, wind NE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 82/63. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:51am, 9:08pm. |
| 2026-06-26 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-25-26: High 81, Low 62, wind S, W & NW calm-13 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. At 3:15am IL River in LaSalle 21.81/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 63, wind ENE 4 to 6 mph, dew point 60, humidity 89%. Normal 82/63. Record High 100/1988. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Happy 70th Birthday Shoreline Boat Club. OK, Wayne?? |
| 2026-06-25 | 4:52 AM | 0.53 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-24-26: High 82, Low 63, wind SE, S, SW turning vrbl calm-14 mph w/gusts 18 mph. Rain around 11:30am (trace) and 6:40 thru 8:30pm 0.53 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 22.15/flood stage 20. Happy Birthday weekend to Shoreline Boat Club. 70 years old, right Wayne? Today at 4:52am: FOG! temp 63, wind calm, dew point 63, humidity 99%. Normal 82/63. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:50am, 9:08pm. |
| 2026-06-24 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-23-26: High 80, Low 56, wind vrbl calm-10 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.14/flood stage 20. Today at 4:41am: temp 63, wind SSE 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 56, humidity 82%. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:50am, 9:07pm. We've lost 2 minutes in the morning. |
| 2026-06-23 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-22-26: High 78, Low 58, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. At 3:15am IL River in LaSalle 23.21/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 56, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 93%. Normal 82/63. Summer temps return next week. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:50am, 9:07pm. |
| 2026-06-22 | 4:37 AM | 1.92 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-21-26: High 66, Low 58, wind SE, E, NE calm-21 mph w/gusts 27 mph. A lot of rain (again) started around or about 9:45am and stopped around midnight 1.92 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 9.81/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 21.3/flood stage 20. Today at 4:37am: temp 58, wind NE 7 mph w/gusts 12 mph, dew point 56, humidity 90%. Normal 82/62. Record High & Low
99/1988 and 39/2012. Sunday was the longest day of the year and it was cloudy all day. Today minus 3 seconds of daylight. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:07pm. |
| 2026-06-21 | 4:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-20-26: High 77, Low 59, wind W & NW calm-13 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 21/flood stage 20. Happy Summer Solstice. Today at 4:49am: Temp 59 (again) wind calm, dew point 55, humidity 88%. Normal 81/62. Record Low 41/1992. The rain forecast for today: NWS 1.70 W/U 1.61 and A/W 1.49 inches of rain. A/W was correct Wednesday. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:07pm. Daylight 15 hrs 10 min and 2 sec. Happy Fathers Day. |
| 2026-06-20 | 5:39 AM | 0.09 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-20-26: High 78, Low 57, wind W & NW calm-13 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Rain overnight and early this morning 0.09 in my gauge. At 4:15am Fox River in Dayton 8.07/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 21.67/flood stage 20. Sunday rain forecast: W/U 1.67 NWS 1.92 and A/W 2.31 inches of rain. It's June 20th and I've never seen my yard so green! Today at 5:39am: temp 59, wind W 6 to 8 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 56, humidity 90%. Normal 81/62. Today is the 2nd longest day of the year. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:07pm. |
| 2026-06-19 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-18-26: High 75, Low 61, wind W & NW calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. At 3:15am IL River in LaSalle 21.74/flood stage 20. Today at 4:37am: temp 58, wind WSW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 54, humidity 89%. Normal 81/62. Enjoy today and tomorrow because Sunday another wall of water coming our way. NWS 2.28 W/U 2.15 and A/W 2.08 inches of rain. KC09 out of service from the storm 2 days ago and KPNT wind reader out for 2 months. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:07pm.
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| 2026-06-18 | 4:54 AM | 0.94 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-17-26: High 73, Low 55 (4am & 12pm) wind S, SE, SW & W calm-22 mph w/gusts 29 mph. Rain started around or about 8:45am and was over before 4pm 0.94 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.23/flood stage 20. Today at 4:54am: temp 63, wind W 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 57, humidity 79%. Normal 81/61. Record Low 46/1999. 16 days before the 4th and it feels like we really haven't had much of a summer. BTW the corn is over knee high. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:32pm. |
| 2026-06-17 | 4:59 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-16-26: High 76, Low 59, wind (S) SW & W 3-24 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Morning rain after 7am over before 9am 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 56, wind SW 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 50, humidity 82%. Normal 80/61. Record Low 45/1980. Rain totals all over the place for today over the last 36 hours. Here is what they are forecasting now: W/U 2.42 inches, NWS 2.28 and A/W 1.25 inches. Keep an eye to the sky today. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am, 9:06pm. Be careful out there. *Update at 5:42am* local paper says Illinois is 3 tornados away from breaking all time record |
| 2026-06-16 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-15-26: High 77, Low 52, wind S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph, no rain. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 21.5/flood stage 20. Today at 4:39am: temp 59, wind SW 5 to 8 mph, dew point 50, humidity 72%. Normal 80/61. A wall of water coming tomorrow. A/W 1.53 inches, W/U 1.84 and NWS 2.53 inches of rain. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am, 9:06pm. "W" flag flying. PCA. |
| 2026-06-15 | 4:44 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-14-26: High 73 (12:01am) Low 57, wind W, NW & N calm-16 mph w/gusts 24 mph. Left over rain 7am thru 9am 0.11 in my gauge. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 22.59/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 52, wind SW 2 to 3 mph, dew point 49, humidity 92%. Normal 80/61. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am, 9:05pm. Hey gas stations! The war is over. |
| 2026-06-14 | 6:54 AM | 0.30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-13-26: High 81, Low 61, wind S & SW calm-15 mph w/gusts 21 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 and overnight and this morning 0.28 total 0.30 in my gauge. The rain is currently taking a break. At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.65/flood stage 20 and it has crested. Today at 6:54am: temp 60, wind NW 7 mph w/gusts 13 mph, dew point 58, humidity 94%. Normal 80/60. Looking ahead: Tues & Wed 1.63 rain event and June 14th thru 23rd below normal temps. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:48am, 9:05pm. |
| 2026-06-13 | 5:13 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-12-26: High 81, Low 59, wind SW & W 2-15 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain! I forgot to mention yesterday that it was nice to see Tom Skilling on WGN TV Thursday night. He still has "The Passion". Today at 5:13am: temp 61. wind SSW 4 to 5 mph, dew point 59, humidity 89%. Normal 80/60. At 4am: Fox River in Dayton 9:56/flood stage 12 and appears to have crested. IL River in LaSalle 23.5/flood stage 20. Looking ahead: the comming week will be below average and Wednesday 1.26 rain per W/U. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am, 9:04pm. |
| 2026-06-12 | 4:59 AM | 0.68 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Thoughts and Prayers go out to those in harms way and especially those in South Streator & Streator. 06-11-26: High 81, Low 66. wind SE, S, SW & W (NW & W during rain events) calm-25 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Rain 0.68 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 61, wind WNW 5 to 8 mph, dew point 57, humidity 86%. Normal 79/60. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 9.61/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 21.41/flood stage 20. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. 7 days of rain 5.75 in my gauge. |
| 2026-06-11 | 4:43 AM | 2.18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-10-26: High 92, Heat Index 101, Afternoon Dew Point 75, Low 68, wind SE, S & SW (W & NW storms) calm-33 mph w/gusts 49 mph (3:15pm). Rain totals: Daytime 0.41 and overnight 1.77 with a total of 2.18 in my gauge. RIVERS R RISING! At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 8:01/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 18.11 and blowing past the estimate/flood stage 20. Wind damage. Shoreline Boat Club damage to a few docks and walkways from wind gusts. Today at 4:43am: temp 66, wind SSW 5 to 8 mph, dew point 65, humidity 97%. Normal 79/60. Did you like yesterday? Because we are going to do it again! Keep an eye to the sky. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:03pm. |
| 2026-06-10 | 4:39 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-09-26: High 89, Heat Index 96, Afternoon Dew Point 75, Low 71, wind S & SW (Ltd W) calm-13 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Rain before 6pm 0.05 in my gauge. The sun was out when it rained. 5 day rain total 2.89. Today at 4:39am: temp 73, wind SSE 2 to 3 mph, dew point 71, humidity 92%. Normal 79/59. Keep an eye to the sky today and tomorrow. Secure anything that could blow away. Don't like it when they use the "bow" and the "D" word. Sunrise 5:22am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:29pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:03pm. |
| 2026-06-09 | 4:49 AM | 0.88 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-08-26: High 81, Heat Index 85, Low 67, wind E, SE & S 2-16 mph w/gusts 23 mph, rain 0.88 in my gauge. Big difference in rain totals. At 11am Wallace School 1.33 My house 2.26 South Ottawa by Krogers 3.57 and downtown Grand Ridge 4.98 (in a 60 hour time period) Today you'll hear the corn growing. At 4:49am: temp 73, wind SSW 6 to 8 mph, dew point 71, humidity 96%. Normal 78/59. Today thru Thursday very hot and humid. Bad storms Thursday. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:29pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:02pm. |
| 2026-06-08 | 4:44 AM | 1.49 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-07-26: High 82, Low 69, afternoon dew point 73, wind SE & E (some NE/N) calm-25 mph (25 mph as storm came in at 4:40pm) VERY HEAVY RAIN 4:40pm thru 6:45pm 1.49 in my gauge. If you include early morning rain of 0.28 it was a total of 1.77 rainfall. A lot more rain south of the IL River. S Ottawa around 3.5 and a rain rapped tornado in Princeton around 11:55am?? Rivers holding their own. Today at 4:44am: temp 70, wind ESE 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 68, humidity 96%. Normal 78/59. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:28pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am, 9:02pm. |
| 2026-06-07 | 4:47 AM | 0.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-06-26: High 92, Low 71, afternoon dew point 68, wind W, SW, SE & E calm-20 mph w/gusts 27 mph. Rain and thunderstorm started around or about 9:30pm over by 1am. I received 0.28 but south of the river got way more! One station around Grand Ridge 2+ inches. Today at 4:47am: temp 69, wind ENE calm to 4 mph, dew point 67, humidity 93%. Normal 78/58. Record Low 41/1977. Opened up our pool yesterday afternoon. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:27pm. Civil Twilight 4:50am, 9:01pm. |
| 2026-06-06 | 5:17 AM | 0.19 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-05-26: High 84, Low 70, afternoon dew point 68, wind S & SW 3-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph. Rain about or around 10am thru 11:15am 0.06 and this morning around 3:40am 0.13 total 0.19 in my gauge. Wallace Twp/Wallace School 0.33 more rain north of Ottawa and South by Grand Ridge and Streator per the radar?? Today at 5:17am: temp 71, wind SSW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 66, humidity 88%. Normal 78/58. 82 years ago a lot of young men never got to see the age of 22 yrs old. Remember D Day. Good Luck to Marquette High School baseball team who is 1A but got thrown into 2A because they are that good. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:27pm. Civil Twilight 4:50am, 9pm. |
| 2026-06-05 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-04-26: High 89, Low 59, afternoon humidity 27% you won't be seeing the low humidity readings in the near future, wind S & SW calm-16 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:42am: temp 71, wind SSE 6 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 61, humidity 68%. Normal 78/58. A small discrepancy on forecasted rain amounts. Today thru early next week: NWS 0.65 and W/U 1.94 as of 4:42am this morning. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:26pm. Civil Twilight 4:50am, 9pm. |
| 2026-06-04 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-03-26: High 85, Low 51, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-12 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 60, wind SSE 3 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 47, humidity 64%. Normal 77/57. Rain coming tomorrow close to 3/4 inches. We need it! Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:25pm. Civil Twilight 4:51am, 8:54pm. |
| 2026-06-03 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-02-26: High 82, Low 52, afternoon humidity 20%, wind SE, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no rain. Conditions very dry. Today at 4:39am: temp 51, wind NE calm to 3 mph, dew point 38, humidity 57%. Normal 77/57. Some rain this weekend and 90's next week. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:25pm. Civil Twilight 4:51am, 8:58pm. About a week away from maximum daylight in the morning. |
| 2026-06-02 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-01-26: High 79, Low 58, wind E & NE calm-14 mph w/gusts 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 53, wind vrbl out of the N 2 to 4 mph, dew point 39, humidity 59%. Normal 77/57. Record High 104/1934. Looking ahead: Fri and Sat rain 3/4 inches + and summer temps are on the way this weekend but especially next week. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:24pm. Civil Twilight 4:52am, 8:57pm.
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| 2026-06-01 | 4:32 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-31-26: High 82, Low 57, afternoon humidity 30%, wind SE & E calm-13 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Isolated trace of rain 2:20pm. A few drops on my car windshield otherwise I wouldn't have noticed it. May rain totals 1.94 and YTD 14.64. Yard has a slight hint of brown and there are cracks in the ground here and there. We need some rain. Welcome to the first day of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:32am: temp 61, wind NE 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 46, humidity 57%. Normal 76/56. Looking ahead: this coming Fri thru Tues isolated and scattered thunderstorms. Around 3/4 of an inch combined total. I believe June is the month with the most daylight. Enjoy! Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:23pm. Civil Twilight 4:52am, 8:57pm. |
| 2026-05-31 | 5:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-30-26: High 86, Low 57, wind (NE/SE) mainly E calm-20 mph w/gusts 25 mph, afternoon humidity 25%, no rain. Today at 5:24am: temp 57, wind ESE 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 39, humidity 53%. Normal 76/56. Today is the 2nd Full Moon of May which is called The Blue Moon.
Our next Blue Moon will be December of 2028. The Blue Moon was put to song by Rodgers & Hart. First played by Ted Fio Rito. Other artist covers are by: The Marcels, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Elvis, and of course The Traveling Wilburys. And on that note I'll leave you with the sunrise and sunset: 5:26am, 8:23pm. |
| 2026-05-30 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-29-26: High 86, Low 51, afternoon humidity 25%, wind NE. E & SE calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 58, wind ENE calm to 3 mph, dew point 50, humidity 74%. Normal 76/56. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:22pm. Civil Twilight 4:53am, 8:55pm. |
| 2026-05-29 | 4:38 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-28-26: High 86, Low 58, wind NE & E calm-16 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain. The dome has settled in. Today at 4:38am: temp 52, wind NE calm w/gusts 3 mph, dew point 45, humidity 76%. Normal 76/55. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:21pm. Civil Twilight 4:54am, 8:54pm. Three days left of Meteorological Spring. |
| 2026-05-28 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-27-26: High 91, Low 57, wind N then vrbl out of the E
calm-10 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:41am: temp 60, wind NNE 2 to 4 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 46, humidity 60%. Normal 75/55. Records: 94/2012 and 32/1992. SOAPBOX: Oil on the world market has dropped from $109 down to $89. Why is gas in Ottawa still at $4.979?? I went to Utica yesterday and filled up. Price $4.399. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:20pm. |
| 2026-05-27 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-26-26: High 87, Low 58, wind S, SE & E calm-13 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 58, wind calm, dew point 50, humidity 74%. Normal 75/55. Record High 96/2018. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:19pm. Civil Twilight 4:55am, 8:52pm. In about 2 weeks we max out on our morning sunrise. |
| 2026-05-26 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-25-26: High 87, Low 55, wind SE/SW mainly S calm-13 mph w/gusts 17 mph, no rain. Has anyone seen my "W" flag? It ran away and got lost. Today at 4:39am: temp 60, wind SE calm to 2 mph, dew point 50, humidity 69%. Normal 75/54. W/U showing 10 days of above average daytime temps with average lows. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:19pm. Civil Twilight 4:56am, 8:51pm. Happy Tuesday although it feels like Monday. |
| 2026-05-25 | 4:44 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-24-26: High 80, Low 61, wind E, NE, N & S (NW during rain event) calm-14 mph w/gusts 21 mph. Additional rain after 7am obs 0.03 from 7/7:45am. Total Sunday morning rain 0.47 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 55, wind SSE calm to 2 mph, dew point 51, humidity 88%. Normal 74/54. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:18pm. Civil Twilight 4:57am, 8:50pm. This is the last week of Meteorological Spring. Happy Memorial Day. (Remember) |
| 2026-05-24 | 6:59 AM | 0.44 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-23-26: High 83, Low 56, wind E, vrbl back to E calm-12 mph. Rain this morning. Started around or about 5:15am/ 0.44 in my gauge. Today at 6:59am: temp 62, wind NE 5 to 8 mph, dew point 59, humidity 90%, light rain falling. Normal 74/54. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:17pm. In the BTW dept. I'm done reporting snow until later in the season. Hopefully much later. |
| 2026-05-23 | 5:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-22-26: High 74, Low 54, wind NE & E 3-19 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 57, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 80%. Normal 74/53. Record High 95/1975 (again). Enjoy the nice holiday weekend weather. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:16pm. Civil Twilight 4:58am, 8:48pm.
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| 2026-05-22 | 4:32 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-21-26: High 69, Low 45, wind NE & E 3-17 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no rain. 10 days left of Meteorological Spring. Today at 4:32am: temp 55, wind ENE 5 mph w/gusts 12 mph, dew point 41, humidity 61%. Normal 74/63. Record High 94/1975. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:15pm. Civil Twilight 4:59am, 8:47pm. |
| 2026-05-21 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-20-26: High 69, Low 48, wind NW, N & NE 2-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:42am: temp 45, wind NE 5 to 8 mph, dew point 36, humidity 70%. Normal 73/53. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:14pm. Civil Twilight 5am, 8:46pm. |
| 2026-05-20 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-19-26: High 77, Low 57, wind S, SW, W & NW 4-22 mph w/gusts 29 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: temp 49, wind NW 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 44, humidity 79%. Normal 73/52. Record High 94/1975. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:13pm. Civil Twilight 5:01am, 8:45pm. |
| 2026-05-19 | 5:13 AM | 0.47 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-18-26: High 77, Low 65, wind SW, S & SE (NW & W during the thunderstorm) calm-20 mph w/gusts 31 mph. Storm between 9:20am and 10am 0.46 and this morning before 5am 0.01 total 0.47 in my gauge. Farm fields sprouting. Today at 5:13am: temp 65, wind S 8 mph w/gusts 16 mph, dew point 63, humidity 90%. Normal 73/52. Record High 96/1975. 6 days before Memorial Day and 46 before the 4th of July. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:12pm. |
| 2026-05-18 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-17-26: High 87, Low 64, wind SE & S 3-26 mph w/gusts 34 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 73, wind SSW to SW 7 mph w/gusts 14 mph, dew point 63, humidity 68%. Normal 72/52. Record High 94/1964. This morning the stormy weather should be coming thru around 9 to 9:30??
Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:11pm. Civil Twilight 5:03am, 8:43pm. |
| 2026-05-17 | 4:54 AM | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-16-26: High 83, Low 62, wind SE, S & SW calm-17 mph w/gusts 25 mph. Rain after my observation and over by 7am with 0.08 in my gauge. Today at 4:54am: temp 65, wind SE 6 mph, dew point 62, humidity 93%. Normal 72/51. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:10pm. |
| 2026-05-16 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-15-26: High 80, Low 56, wind S & SE calm-22 mph w/gusts 30 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: (again) storm approaching from the W & SW, temp 63, wind SSE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 57, humidity 81%, "W" flag flying. Normal 72/51. Summer like temps on tap for this weekend. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:09pm. Civil Twilight: 5:05am, 8:41pm. |
| 2026-05-15 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-14-26: High 73, Low 36, light and limited rooftop frost, on N side of roofs around 6:30am, wind started out vrbl turning E, SE & S calm-15 mph, no rain. Winter cover is off the pool! Today at 4:44am: temp 59, wind SSE 6 mph, dew point 45, humidity 64%, rain approaching on the radar. "W" flag flying. Normal 72/51. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:08pm. |
| 2026-05-14 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-13-26: High 67, Low 46, wind W, NW, N, E & SE 2-23 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 39, wind calm, dew point 36, humidity 80%. Normal 71/50. Record Low 29/1895 and holding. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:07pm. Civil Twilight 5:07am, 8:39pm. Happy Dance Like A Chicken Day. |
| 2026-05-13 | 4:44 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-12-26: High 80, Low 43, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 3-20 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Afternoon "Dirty Rain" 0.03 in my gauge and on my car, now it needs washing. Today at 4:44am: happy apple pie day, temp 53, wind WNW 7 to 10 mph, dew point 42, humidity 68%. Normal 71/50. Record High 92/2022. Looking ahead: weekend warmth, summer temps and scattered T-Storms 1.14 inches Fri thru Tues per W/U. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:06pm. |
| 2026-05-12 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-11-26: High 66, Low 43, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 43, wind SE 5 mph w/gusts 12 mph, dew point 34, humidity 69%. Normal 71/50. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:05pm. |
| 2026-05-11 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-10-26: High 67, Low 42, wind N, NE, E, NW & S calm-14 w/gusts 21 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: temp 43, wind WNW 2 mph w/gusts 6 to 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 65%. Normal 70/49. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:04pm. Civil Twilight 5:10am, 8:35pm. |
| 2026-05-10 | 4:36 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-09-26: High 76, Low 50, wind SW, W & NW 3-24 mph w/gusts 34 mph in the afternoon. No rain mid-day but it tried 2 but just couldn't do it. Did you notice we had our first Heat Index reading of the season! Today at 4:36am: temp 45, wind NNE 5 mph, dew point 35, humidity 59%. Normal 70/49. Record Low 26/1966. Started draining the winter pool cover. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:03pm. Civil Twilight: 5:12am, 8:34pm. Happy Mothers Day! |
| 2026-05-09 | 4:34 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-08-26: High 70, Low 46, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-15 mph. Light rain after observation 0.02 in my gauge at 5:17am. Today at 4:34am: temp 50, wind SSW 6 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 47, humidity 96%, no fog but heavy dew present. Oh yes! "W" flag flying. Normal temps for today 70/48. Definitely see a warm up coming for next weekend. Time to drain the pool winter cover so that I can remove it and put on the solar cover. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:02pm. Civil Twilight 5:13am, 8:33pm. |
| 2026-05-08 | 5:07 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-07-26: High 63, Low 33, we did have frost at sunrise, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-27 mph w/gusts 32 mph. Rain after lunchtime and this morning around 4am. 0.07 in my gauge. 4am rain heavier in S Ottawa Twp. Today at 5:07am: temp 48, wind SSW 2 to 3 mph, dew point 46, humidity 91%. Rain has moved out. Normal temps for today 69/48. Record Low 30/2020. Warm up later next week?? Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:01pm. |
| 2026-05-07 | 4:36 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-06-26: High 57, Low 41, wind N, W & NW calm-21 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no precip. Today at 4:36am: temp 36, wind calm, "W" flag flying, dew point 29, humidity 74%, I don't see any frost at this moment. Normal 69/48. Record Low 29/1989. 18 days before Memorial Day. Thoughts turning towards the pool. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8pm. Civil Twilight 5:15am, 8:31pm. **UPDATE 5:25am** Frost on rooftops and yard. |
| 2026-05-06 | 4:34 AM | 0.07 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-05-26: High 58 (12:01am) Low 45, wind W & NW calm-16 mph w/gusts 23 mph. Early morning rain 0.07 in my gauge. Today at 4:34am: temp 42, wind N by NNE calm w/gusts 3 mph, dew point 33, humidity 70%. Normal 69/47. Records: 94/1934 and 32/1992. Sunrise 5:47am, Sunset 7:59pm. Civil Twilight 5:17am, 8:30pm. |
| 2026-05-05 | 4:44 AM | 0.59 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-04-26: High 83. Low 46, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-27 mph w/gusts 46 mph during the thunderstorm. Rain around or about 4pm finished just before 8pm. Severe at 7pm. Hail and 46 mph winds. 0.59 in my gauge. Out by Wallace School 2.27 of rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 50, wind WNW
6 to 9 mph, dew point 40, humidity 66%. Normal 68/47. Last notes on last nights storm: Hail large pea size and wind whipped at 46 mph. Lasted a good 5 minutes. I seriously gave thought about going to my basement at one point. Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:58pm. |
| 2026-05-04 | 4:44 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-03-26: High 71, Low 43, wind (S) mainly SW 4-30 mph w/gusts 35 mph. Trace of rain at or around 8:45am. Today at 4:44am: temp 48, wind S 5 to 6 mph, dew point 43, humidity 79%, "W" flag flying. Normal 68/47. Record Low 29/2006. Sunrise 5:50am, Sunset 7:57 and heading for 8. Civil Twilight 5:19am, 8:27pm. |
| 2026-05-03 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-02-26: High 58, Low 34, wind E, N, NW, W & SW calm-13 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 46, wind SSW 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 36, humidity 67%, wind chill 42, "W" flag flying. Normal 68/46. Record Low 30/2005. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:56pm. Civil Twilight 5:21am, 8:26pm. |
| 2026-05-02 | 5:59 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-01-26: High 54, Low 38, wind NW, N, NE & E calm-15 mph and a trace of rain around 4:30om. Today at 5:59am: temp 33, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 84%. I'm surprised, no frost. Normal 67/46. Record low 29/1966. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:55pm. |
| 2026-05-01 | 4:44 AM | 0.14 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-30-26: High 61, Low 35, rooftop frost, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-19 mph w/gusts 26 mph. Some drizzle here and there during the day. Evening rain 0.14 in my gauge. Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Spring. Today at 4:44am: temp 41, wind NNW 5 to 6 mph, dew point 38, humidity 91%, wind chill 37. Normal 67/46. Today is the first Full Moon of the month which is called The Flower Moon. Other names include: Mother's Moon, Milk, Bright, Hare and Grass Moon. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:54pm. Civil Twilight 5:23am, 8:24pm. |
| 2026-04-30 | 4:38 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-29-26: High 62, Low 42, wind W, NW & N calm-22 mph w/gusts 31 mph. Trace of rain around 5:15am. It was spitting when I took out my garbage for pick up day. Today at 4:38am: temp 37, wind calm, dew point 34, humidity 91%. Normal 67/45. It's our last day of April. Full Moon tomorrow and May has a Blue Moon. Sunrise 5:55am, Sunset 7:53pm. 25 days before Memorial Day. |
| 2026-04-29 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 04-28-26: High 64, Low 48, wind W & NW calm-19 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: temp 51, wind WNW 6 to 9 mph, dew point 43, humidity 75%. Normal 66/45. Record low 29/1958. We will be below normal today thru Saturday. Frost Saturday morning?? Yesterday I noticed 3 farm fields that were planted during the weekend in South Ottawa Twp. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:52pm. Civil Twilight 5:26am, 8:22pm. |
| 2026-04-28 | 4:38 AM | 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-27-26: High 70, Low 57, wind E, SE, S & SW 3-28 mph w/gusts 36 mph. No serious weather in Ottawa. Garden variety summer thunderstorms. Rain 0.64 between 10:45am thru 12:30pm and 0.10 6:45pm thru 7:40pm. I did notice 3 farm fields in Wallace Twp. that have already planted
their crop! (3 fields, same farmer). Today at 4:38am: temp 52, wind W 15 mph w/gusts 22 mph, dew point 46, humidity 79%. Normal 66/44. Rivers holding their own for the moment. Both "just" below flood stage. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 7:51pm. Civil Twilight 5:28am, 8:20pm. |
| 2026-04-27 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-26-26: High 74, Low 41, wind NE & E calm-20 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 58, wind ESE 14 mph w/gusts 24 mph, dew point 49, humidity 75%. Normal 66/44. Rain forecast for today and tonight: NWS 0.77 and A/W 1.27 and W/U 1.45. Stormy weather on tap for today. A few places are not going to open today due to the forecast. Sunrise 5:59am, Sunset 7:50pm. Civil Twilight 5:29am, 8:19pm. |
| 2026-04-26 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-25-26: High 70, Low 46, wind N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no rain. Today at 4:37am: temp 43, wind NE 3 mph, dew point 39, humidity 89%. Normal 65/44. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 10.4/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 19.18/flood stage 20. Monday rain forecast NWS 1.34 and W/U 1.19 not good for the rivers and streams and our basements. Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:48pm. Civil Twilight 5:31am, 8:18pm. |
| 2026-04-25 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | High 72. No further rain after observation. |
| 2026-04-24 | 5:39 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-23 | 5:09 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 04-22-26: High 83, Low 60, wind W, SW & S calm-15 w/gusts 23 mph, no rain. |
| 2026-04-22 | 5:14 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-21 | 5:14 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-20 | 4:46 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-19 | 5:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-04-18 | 4:00 AM | 1.64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 04-17-26: High 84, Low 61, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-27 mph w/gusts 36 mph. Evening rain and thunderstorms 1.64 in my gauge. At 2:45am Fox River in Dayton 11.21 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 20.49 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 4am: temp 50. wind W 16 mph w/gusts 21 mph, wind chill 43, dew point 47, humidity 92%. Normal 62/40. Sunrise 6:12am, Sunset 7:40pm. |
| 2026-04-17 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-16-26: High 73, Low 58, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no rain after observation. Lawnmowers came out of their garages yesterday afternoon. Today at 4:44am: temp 54, wind ESE 4 to 6 mph, dew point 51, humidity 89%, no fog at this moment. Normal 62/40. Bad storms tonight. Projected rain: A/W 0.74 and NWS 0.97 and W/U 1.34. At 3:45am Fox River in Algonquin 10.4/flood stage 9.5 and at Dayton 10.91/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 19.46/flood stage 20. Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:39. Be careful out there! |
| 2026-04-16 | 4:59 AM | 0.49 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-15-26: High 75, Low 58, wind S, SW, N & NE (N & NW during rain/storms) calm-22 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Daytime rain 0,03 and night rain 0,46 total 0.49 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 10.28/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 18.38/flood stage 20. Today at 4:59am: temp 61, wind vrbl out of the S 7 to 10 mph, dew point 59, humidity 94%. Normal 62/40. Record High 90/2002. "W" flag flying. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:38pm. Civil Twilight 5:46am, 8:06pm. 7 day rain total 1.12 |
| 2026-04-15 | 5:44 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 04-14-26: High 83 (one degree short of the record high) Low 64, wind SW (SE) & S calm-27 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Rain this morning around or about 4am. 0.03 in my gauge. At 4:45am Fox River in Dayton 9.21/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 18.31/flood stage 20. Today at 5:44am: temp 63, wind WNW 7 to 10 mph, dew point 61, humidity 92%. Normal 61/39. Record High 86/2003. Happy Taxman Day. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:37pm. Civil Twilight 5:48am, 8:05pm. |
| 2026-04-14 | 6:24 AM | 0.21 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-13-26: High 80, Low 62, wind W, SW & S 2-21 mph w/gusts 27 mph. Afternoon rain 0.21 in my gauge. A couple of pieces of rice sized hail and some "hard" rain which must have been melted hail. Today at 6:24am: I've been waiting for a weather system to go through but it pretty much died upon arrival. Pretty good light show around 5 and 6am. Right now temp 67, wind SW 2 to 4 mph, dew point 63, humidity 85%. Normal 61/39. Record High 84/2006. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:38pm. |
| 2026-04-13 | 4:44 AM | 0.12 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-12-26: High 82, Low 56, wind SE, S & SW 3-26 mph w/gusts 37 mph. Rain started about or around 7:30pm thru 11:15pm 0.12 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 62, wind SW 10 mph, dew point 59, humidity 91%. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 7:34pm. Civil Twilight 5:51am, 8:03pm. |
| 2026-04-12 | 4:48 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-11-26: High 59, Low 36, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:48am: temp 57, wind SSE 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 51, humidity 79%. Normal 60/38. Records: 86/1977 and 21/1957. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:33pm. |
| 2026-04-11 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-10-26: High 56, Low 42, wind N, NE, E & NW calm-18 mph w/gusts 24 mph. No rain after observation. Today at 4:39am: temp 37, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 35, humidity 95%. Normal 60/38. Next week projected rainfall 2.01 per W/U and above normal temps. At 2:30am Fox River in Dayton 9.60/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 19.44/flood stage 20. Any large amounts of rain will POP the rivers. In the this and that department: All snow shovels have been put away. 44 days before Memorial Day and the month of May will have a Blue Moon. Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 7:32pm. Civil Twilight 5:54am, 8:01pm. |
| 2026-04-10 | 4:44 AM | 0.27 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 04-09-26: High 69, Low 51, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E
calm-16 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Daytime rain 0.05 and this morning 0.22 total 0.27 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 49, wind SE 7 mph, dew point 46, humidity 93%. Normal 59/37. Record Low 18/2018. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:31pm. Civil Twilight 5:56am, 8pm. |
| 2026-04-09 | 4:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-08-26: High 74, Low 38, wind SE & S 6-28 mph w/gusts 34 mph, no rain. Today at 4:49am: temp 56, wind vrbl out of the W 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 44, humidity 67%. Normal 59/37. Record Low 12/1997. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:30pm. **UPDATE** rain after 8am very light. |
| 2026-04-08 | 4:49 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-07-26: High 47, Low 29, coldest wind chill 23, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-16 w/gusts 20 mph. Trace of rain very late evening or during the wee hours of this morning. My deck had 2 little puddles and my gauge had 1/2 a drop. Today at 4:49am: temp 39, wind SE 10 mph w/gusts 15 mph, wind chill 32, dew point 26, humidity 60%. Normal 58/36. Record high 84/2001. Sunrise 6:28am, Sunset 7:29pm. Civil Twilight 5:59am, 7:57pm. |
| 2026-04-07 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-06-26: High 53, Low 36, wind SW, W, NW & N 3-21 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no rain. Cut backyard! At 3:30am Fox River in Dayton slowly falling 10.07/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 22.08/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 31, wind ENE 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 25, humidity 82%. Normal 58/36. Record Low 13/1982. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:28pm. |
| 2026-04-06 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-05-26: High 54, Low 35, wind NW, W & SW 4-20 mph w/gusts 28 mph, coldest wind chill 26, no precip. At 3:45am IL River in LaSalle 23.26/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 42, wind W 9 mph, dew point 37, humidity 81%, wind chill 37. Normal 57/36. Record low 16/1982. Sunrise 6:31am, Sunset 7:27pm. Civil Twilight 6:03am, 7:55pm. |
| 2026-04-05 | 4:46 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-04-26: High 53, Low 42, coldest wind chill 34, wind E turning vrbl, W 4-27 mph w/gusts 35 mph. A little rain after observation 0.02 in my gauge. At 2:45am Fox River in Dayton has crested 11.43/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 22.92 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 4:46am: temp 37, wind WNW 13 mph w/gusts 22 mph, wind chill 29, dew point 30, humidity 77%. Normal 57/35. It's going to be dry for a few days. April 8th thru 14th wet. 1.68 per W/U. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 7:26pm. Civil Twilight 6:04am, 7:54pm. Happy Easter! |
| 2026-04-04 | 5:44 AM | 0.47 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-03-26: High 62, Low 42, wind W, NW, NE & E calm-24 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Overnight and morning rain 0.47 in my gauge. Went to the Montgomery area yesterday. I noticed farm fields with ponds to small lakes. A lot of full ditches. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 12.09/flood stage 12. IL River in Ottawa 462.86 and rising/flood stage 463. Forecast shows Allen Park will be getting very wet. LaSalle 20.66/flood stage 20 and forecasted to hit 25. Today at 5:44am: temp 48, wind E 4 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 47, humidity 97%. Normal 56/35. Yesterday I was able to cut the front yard. Can't cut the back due to ponding. Drained some pool water before it over filled. More rain April 9th thru 13th 1.77 in the forecast W/U. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:25pm. Four day rain total 3 inches. |
| 2026-04-03 | 4:39 AM | 1.26 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-02-26: High 72, Low 40, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 4-29 mph w/gusts 40 mph. Rain: 6am thru 6pm 0.38 and 7:30pm thru 11:59pm 0.88 total 1.26 in my gauge. At 2:45am Fox River in Dayton 11.33/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 17.42/flood stage 20. Both rivers expected to go over flood stages. There is a Flood Warning in effect. Three day rainfall 2.53. Today at 4:39am: temp 50, wind W 10 to 12 mph w/gusts 16 mph, dew point 46, humidity 86%. Normal 56/35. Records: 80/1956 and 19/1975. My yard (grass) needs cutting! Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 7:24pm. Civil Twilight 6:08am, 7:52pm. |
| 2026-04-02 | 5:47 AM | 0.96 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-01-26: High 46, Low 37, coldest wind chill 29, wind NE & E 7-22 mph w/gusts 31 mph. Rain 0.96 lions share was over night and this morning. Today at 5:47am: temp 40, wind E 10 mph, wind chill 34, dew point 39, humidity 97%. Normal 56/34. In the 4am hour Fox River in Dayton 7.75/flood stage 12. IL River in Ottawa 362. Flood stage 363 forecasted. LaSalle 14.34/flood stage 20 and is forecast to hit it. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:23pm. Today severe weather 1 thru 5 and we're a 3. |
| 2026-04-01 | 6:44 AM | 0.31 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-31-26: High 76, Low 45, wind S, SW, W, NW, N & NE
3-34 mph w/gusts 45 mph (9-9:15am) rain 0.22 Tuesday and 0.09 this morning total 0.31 in my gauge. Yesterday the storm hit around 9am. I was outside on the open porch. A lightning bolt occurred at 8:59am and in less than 2 seconds the BOOM. My finger tips were tingling.
Time to go inside! Rain came down in sheets and at one point it looked like white caps coming towards my house. Wind gust of 45 mph made my house windows whistle. A/W radar reading was deep purple. Welcome to April 1st the 2nd month of Meteorological Spring. Today at 6:44am: rain falling, temp 39, wind NE 10 mph w/gusts 18 mph, dew point 34, humidity 83%, wind chill 32. Normal 54/34. Today is The Full Moon for April which is called The Pink Moon. It is also called The Red Grass Appearing Moon, Seed, Awakening, New Shoots, Budding and Paschal Moon. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7:31pm. |
| 2026-03-31 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-30-26: High 83 (2 degrees short of the record) Low 45, wind S & SW (just a touch from the W) calm-23 mph w/gusts 30 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: temp 67, wind SSW 7 mph w/gusts 14 mph, dew point 53, humidity 63%. Normal 55/34. Record high 84/1986. Full Moon tomorrow, no April Fools. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 7:20pm. Civil Twilight 6:13am, 7:48pm. |
| 2026-03-30 | 4:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-29-26: High 63, Low 39, wind S & SW calm-20 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:49am: temp 49, wind S 5 mph w/gusts 9 mph, dew point 39, humidity 68%. Normal 54/33. Records: 85/1986 and 12/1969. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 7:19pm. Civil Twilight 6:15am, 7:47pm. |
| 2026-03-29 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-28-26: High 52, Low 25, wind N, NW, W, E, SW, S
calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip but there was morning frost. Today at 4:59am: temp 39, wind SSE 3 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 31, humidity 70%. Normal 54/33. Looking ahead: this will be a wet week, over 3 inches of rain in the forecast per W/U. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 7:18pm. Happy Palm Sunday. |
| 2026-03-28 | 6:29 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-27-26: High 48, Low 31, coldest wind chill 22, wind NE, N & NW 5-24 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 6:29am: temp 25, wind vrbl out of the W 2 to 4 mph, dew point 18, humidity 76%. Normal 53/33. Looking ahead: warm Sun-Tues. storms later Tues? and then rainy thru Easter. In the by the way dept. I cut the backyard Thursday. Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 7:17pm. Civil Twilight
6:18am, 7:45pm. |
| 2026-03-27 | 4:44 AM | 0.52 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-26-26: High 81, Low 37, coldest wind chill 29, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-28 mph w/gusts 35 mph. Around 2pm the temp started to plunge from 80 down to 55 by 3pm. I was driving to Peru on Route 6 at 2:30pm visibility was very poor from blowing dust and dirt in the air. Mid afternoon rain 0.03 and 8:15 to 10pm 0.49 total 0.52 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 32, wind N 13 mph w/gusts 22 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 27, humidity 82%. Normal 53/32. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 7:16pm. |
| 2026-03-26 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-25-26: High 74, Low 38, wind SE, S & SW calm-20 mph w/gusts 26 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 52, wind SE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 43, humidity 75%. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 7:15pm. Civil Twilight 6:22am, 7:43pm. The 2026 baseball season opened up yesterday but today its opening day at Wrigley. Go Cubs! Hopefully they'll get the game in before the storms hit.
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| 2026-03-25 | 4:47 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-24-26: High 60, Low 27, wind E, SE & S calm-18 mph, no precip. Today at 4:47am: temp 39, wind SSE 4 to 6 mph, dew point 25, humidity 55%. Normal 52/32. I think it is that time of year when I move the snow blower to the back of the garage and the lawn mower forward. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 7:14pm. |
| 2026-03-24 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-23-26: High 47, Low 29, coldest wind chill 22, wind NW, N, NE, E & SE calm-22 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no precip. Today at 4:42am: temp 30, wind vrbl out of the E 4 to 6 mph, dew point 22, humidity 63%. Normal 51/32.
Perennials starting to break ground with sprouts around the house and yard. Looking ahead: Storms Thursday. Rain next week. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 7:13pm. |
| 2026-03-23 | 4:44 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-22-26: High 68 (between 1-2am) Low 31 (11:45pm) wind S, SW, NE & N calm-27 mph w/gusts 32 mph. Light drizzle, light rain around or about 5pm. trace reading. Didn't even wet the deck. Today at 4:44am: temp 33, wind NW 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 26, humidity 81%. Normal 51/31. Today below normal, Thursday near 78. Cubs baseball season starts Thursday. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:12pm. Civil Twilight 6:27am, 7:39pm. |
| 2026-03-22 | 5:14 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-21-26: High 81, Low 43, wind SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Grass is growing, flowers are sprouting and early budding trees have hard buds. Today at 5:14am: already had our high for the day, currently the temp is 64, wind SSW 8 mph w/gusts 12 mph, dew point 52, humidity 66%. Normal 50/31. Back to winter/spring. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 7:11pm. Civil Twilight 6:28am, 7:38pm. |
| 2026-03-21 | 5:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-20-26: High 75, Low 40, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E
calm-17 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no precip. Every neighborhood has one, the yard freak. You know, the guy who has an ankle biter dog and he walks it in everybody else's yard to do its duty. Well he cut his grass yesterday. Oh well. Today at 5:39am: temp 44, wind ENE calm to 3 mph, dew point 39, humidity 88%. Normal 50/31. Enjoy the summer like warmth of 81 degrees (forecasted). The record sits at 83/2012. Looking ahead: tomorrow and next week we go back on the roller coaster and not a lot of precip in that time period. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 7:10pm. |
| 2026-03-20 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-19-26: High 71, Low 34, wind E, SE, S, SW, N & NE
calm-13 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 44, wind SE 2 to 3 mph, dew point 38, humidity 82%. Normal 50/30. Records: 82/2012 and 9/1965. My location is 100% snow free. Grass is growing. Probably 2 weeks before 1st grass cutting. Mowers are ready. I got the convertible out yesterday. Needs a bath! 43 days before The Derby. 51 Mothers Day and 66 days before Memorial Day. Happy Spring Equinox. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 7:08pm. Civil Twilight 6:32am, 7:36pm. |
| 2026-03-19 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-18-26: High 50, Low 23, coldest wind chill 13, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip after observation. Today at 4:42am: temp 36, wind SE calm w/gusts 3 mph, dew point 33, humidity 90%. Normal 49/30. Record high 82/2012. My yard is 95% snow free. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 7:07pm. Seven days before opening day at Wrigley Field! |
| 2026-03-18 | 5:51 AM | T | 0.1 | T | NA | NA | | 03-17-26: High 25, Low 10, coldest wind chill minus 2, wind NW, W, SW & S calm-20 mph w/gusts 24 mph. Healthy dusting of snow this morning. 1/10 of snow. Street, driveway covered, yard not really.
At 4:45am IL River in LaSalle 18.36/flood stage 20 and appears to be cresting. Today at 5:51am: temp 26, wind SSE 12 mph w/gusts 17 mph, wind chill 15, dew point 22, humidity 87%. Normal 49/30. Records: 82/2012 and 4/1941. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 7:06pm. Civil Twilight 6:35am, 7:34pm. **Edit 6:16am** |
| 2026-03-17 | 4:44 AM | 0.04 | 0.5 | 0.04 | NA | NA | | 03-16-26: High 28, Low 17, coldest wind chill 1, wind NW & W 12-28 mph w/gusts 37 mph. I did get additional snow. It's very hard to measure when its traveling 37 mph. My guess 1/2 an inch. Total 24 hr snowfall probably around 2 inches?? A local towing company on FB was asking people to stay home. At one point in my subdivision we had white out conditions. Can't imagine what it was like out in the open. (shoutout) Wallace Twp Road commish, shame on you! At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 9.94/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 18.19/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 14, wind WNW 12 mph w/gusts 18 mph, wind chill 0, dew point 9, humidity 76%. Normal 48/29. Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 7:05pm. Happy St Patrick's Day. **additional info at 5:35am** |
| 2026-03-16 | 9:09 AM | 1.18 | 1.4 | NA | NA | NA | | 03-15-26: High 64, Low 29, wind E, SE, S, N & NW calm-26 mph w/gusts 32 mph. Under a 1/4 inch of rain in the morning, the rest late afternoon into the evening thunderstorms then snow over night. 1.18 in my gauge. With the drifting its very hard to estimate snowfall. By my house under a 1/10 and at the entrance of my driveway a 4 inch drift. Ice underneath snow. At 7:30am Fox River in Dayton 9.24 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River in Ottawa 460.76/flood stage 463 and in LaSalle 15.44/flood stage 20. Today at 9:09am: temp 25, wind WNW 12 mph w/gusts 22 mph, wind chill 14, dew point 21, humidity 83%. Blowing snow in open areas, visibility could be very poor. Normal 48/29. Record high 82/2012. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 7:04pm. **UPGRADE SNOW AMOUNT from 1.0 to 1.4 ** |
| 2026-03-15 | 5:18 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-14-26: High 41, Low 30, wind NE, E (SE) calm-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 5:18am: temp 43, wind ESE 10 mph w/gusts 17 mph, dew point 29, humidity 60%, wind chill 37. Normal 47/24. Snow forecast 4 Sunday night thru Monday morning: NWS 2.3 A/W 2.1 and W/U 2 inches. It looks like it won't be "as cold" as originally forecasted but still well below normal. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 7:03pm. |
| 2026-03-14 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-13-26: High 48, Low 33, WIND!!! S, SW, W & NW calm-44 mph w/gusts 55 mph, no precip. My main wind damage is a pretty good tear in my winter pool cover. Otherwise I still have things secured from Tuesday. Today at 4:42am: temp 31, wind NE 2 to 3 mph, radar shows snow flurries, none so far at my location, dew point 23, humidity 75%. Normal 47/28. Records: 79/2025 and 9/1993. Looking ahead: Sunday rain Sunday night into Monday Snow. A/W rain 0.58 Snow 3 inches. NWS 0.46 and 2.7 inches. W/U 0.5 and 1.8 inches. Monday/Tuesday COLD! (winter returns) Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 7:02pm. |
| 2026-03-13 | 4:50 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-12-26: High 47, Low 29, heavy rooftop frost, wind W, SW & S 3-21 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Light rain this morning during the wee hours leaving only a trace. Happy Friday the 13th. Today at 4:50am: temp 44, WIND! SSW 25 mph w/gusts 33 mph, dew point 32, humidity 66%, wind chill 34. Normal 46/28. Record high 79/1990. At 3:45am IL River at LaSalle 16.14/flood stage 20. It seems to be cresting. Winter returning Sunday night thru Tuesday. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 7:01pm. Civil Twilight 6:44am, 7:25pm. |
| 2026-03-12 | 4:43 AM | 0.18 | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-11-26: High 55 (12:01am) Low 33, wind N, NW & W
calm-23 mph w/gusts 28 mph. Around noon rain mixed with some sleet and snow. No accumulation except on my car and deck and 0.18 in my gauge. Today at 4:43am: temp 30, wind W 6 mph, wind chill 23, dew point 25, humidity 83%. Normal 46/28. Records: 75/1990 and 0/1948. Eight days before The Spring Equinox. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 7pm. Civil Twilight 6:45am and 7:27pm. |
| 2026-03-11 | 6:23 AM | 1.49 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-10-26: High 77 (new record) Low 47, wind S, SW, SE, E, NE & N calm-27 mph w/gusts 42 mph. Rain measurements at 9pm 0.87 and over night 0.62 total 1.49 in my gauge. At 3pm temp started dropping. Lost 10 degrees by 4pm. At 4:17pm I noticed rain forming in Vermillion/Farm Ridge Twp. At 4:30pm it went over Ottawa. It was growing higher and looked like an atomic bomb exploding. I sent a significant weather report into cocorah's. Ottawa hail at 6:45pm. Large pea to 3/8 size. It covered my deck. At 3am Fox River at Dayton 6.89/flood stage 12. IL River at LaSalle 13.19/flood stage 20. Forecast to crest around 18.50. Today at 6:23am: temp 42, wind NW 11 mph w/gusts 15 mph, dew point 41, humidity 96%. Normal 45/28. Records: 75/1972 and 5/1979. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:58pm. **Edit 6:57am**
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| 2026-03-10 | 4:33 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-09-26: High 75, Low 45, wind S & SW 4-19 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no precip. Today at 4:33am: temp 58, wind SSW 8 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 56, humidity 95%. Normal 45/27. Record high 73/1955. Looks like central IL might be ground zero for todays storms. Are you prepared? I'm not. Make sure your cell phones are charged. Prepare a kit with your Meds, flashlights, ID's, cash, water, insurance agents phone number. How's your "safe zone"? Do you have one? Yesterday bought extra gas for generator. Does your weather radio have fresh batteries?? Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:57pm. Good Luck today and tonight and Be careful out there! |
| 2026-03-09 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-08-26: Hih 65, Low 33, coldest wind chill 25, wind W, SW & S 3-22 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 4:42am: temp 46, wind SSW 13 mph w/gusts 18 mph, dew point 36, humidity 73%, wind chill 41. Normal 44/27. Records: 79/2000 and 1/1996. Be prepared for tomorrow. Soapbox: while you were enjoying the weekend oil prices went from $80 to $110 so pucker up $4 gas is around the corner. And in Ottawa what happened to our NEW FIREHOUSE?? Why has it been cancelled? Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 6:56pm. |
| 2026-03-08 | 6:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-07-26: High 65 (1am) Low 36, coldest wind chill 29, wind S, SW& W 4-24 mph w/gusts 37 mph, no rain after observation. Between 9:30am and 10:30am there was a temp drop of 17 degrees. Today at 6:24am: temp 33, wind SSW 12 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 31, humidity 92%. Normal 44/26. Record high 78/2000. Severe weather Tuesday? Stay tuned weather fans. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 6:55pm. Welcome to Daylight Savings Time. |
| 2026-03-07 | 6:12 AM | 1.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-06-26: High 74, Low 49, wind SE, S, SW (NW during thunderstorm/rain) calm-18 mph w/gusts 25 mph. Rain: morning rain w/thunder and some lightning 0.54 which included a brief period of "hard rain" like it was melted hail. 3pm event 0.13 and over night 0.35 total 1.02 in my gauge. In the Oh Look! department, my yard is slowly changing color. Today at 6:12am: temp 60, wind S 12 mph w/gusts 19 mph, dew point 57, humidity 90% and the rain has stopped. Normal 43/26. Looking ahead: Tuesday 79 degrees. Later Tues into Weds 1.29 rain event. Next weekend winter returns. Today is the last day of Standard Time, spring ahead tonight before you retire for the evening. Around 4pm I start messing with the clocks. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 5:54pm. Civil Twilight 5:53am, 6:22pm. |
| 2026-03-06 | 4:41 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-05-26: High 55, Low 39, wind vrbl calm-9 mph, fog/mist including some spotty light drizzle. 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:41am: Light FOG at my location, temp 49, wind SE 4 to 6 mph, dew point 48, humidity 98%. Normal 43/26. Records: 72/2000 and minus 2/1960. The record high in jeopardy. I'm more worried about the possibility of severe weather later today. I don't like it when the W/C starts talking "Torcon". Sunrise 6:23am, Sunset 5:53pm. Civil Twilight 5:55am, 6:20pm. |
| 2026-03-05 | 4:43 AM | 0.04 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-04-26: High 46, Low 33, wind NE & E calm-14 mph. A foggy day with mist, light rain in the afternoon into early evening. 0.04 in my gauge. Today at 4:43am: Light FOG, temp 40, wind calm, dew point 40, humidity 99%. Normal temps for today 42/25. Records: 74/1983 and minus 5/1960. 3 days left of Standard Time. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 5:52pm. |
| 2026-03-04 | 4:32 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-03-26: High 47, Low 34, wind NE, E & SE calm-13 mph, no precip. February precip report: gauge 0.20 Snow 2 inches. December thru February snow 9.8 inches. A very dry February! Today at 4:32am: temp 33, wind ENE 4 to 5 mph, dew point 31, humidity 92%, wind chill 30. Normal 42/25. Records: 74/2024 and minus 2/2002. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 5:51pm. Civil Twilight 5:58am, 6:18pm. |
| 2026-03-03 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-02-26: High 51, Low 19, coldest wind chill 12, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 17 mph, no precip. No phone, no internet. Thanks to the person who dug and didn't call Julie first. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind E 10 mph, wind chill 28, dew point 28, humidity 75%. Normal 42/25. Records: 78/1974 and minus 6/2014. Today is The Full Moon for March. It is called The Worm Moon.
Other names include: Crow, Snow Crust, Sap/Sugar, Wind, Death and Chaste Moon. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:49pm. Civil Twilight: 6am, 6:17pm. 14 days before St. Patrick's Day. |
| 2026-03-02 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-01-26: High 38, Low 20, coldest wind chill 10, wind N, NE & E 3-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip. Today at 4:43am: temp 24, wind ENE 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, wind chill 16, dew point 15, humidity 72%. Normal 41/24. Records: 75/1992 and minus 9/2014. Friday the lawnmower guy picked up my riding mower for its annual spring check up. Usual first cut is and has been around April 4-8th. It's the last week of Standard Time. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 5:48pm. Civil Twilight 6:01am, 6:16pm. |
| 2026-03-01 | 5:32 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-28-26: High 44, Low 21, coldest wind chill 13, wind W, NW, N & NE 2-23 mph w/gusts 29 mph, no precip. Welcome to the first day of Meteorological Spring. Today at 5:32am: temp 20, wind N 4 mph w/gusts 10 mph, wind chill 14, dew point 14, humidity 78%. Normal 41/24. Records: 70/2000 and minus 7/1962. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 5:47pm. Civil Twilight 6:03am, 6:15pm. |
| 2026-02-28 | 6:53 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-27-26: High 70, Low 22, wind S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no precip. Today at 6:53am: Last day of Meteorological Winter, temp 30, wind NW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 78%. Normal 40/24. Records: 65/2016 and minus 3/2015. Next weekend we change the clocks. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 5:46pm. |
| 2026-02-27 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-26-26: High 47, Low 25, wind W, NE, E, SE, S & SW
calm-11 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no precip. Today at 4:39am: FOG, temp 26, wind calm, dew point 25, humidity 98%. Normal 40/23. Record high 72/2024. Sunday night snow??
NWS 2.20 and A/W 1.20 and W/U 1/2 inch. Next week March 2nd thru the 8th (all week long) a lot of rain 2.35 and a lot of frozen ground. Will "run off" be a problem??
Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 5:45pm. Civil Twilight 6:06am, 6:12pm. Meteorological Spring this Sunday.
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| 2026-02-26 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-25-26: High 40, Low 26, coldest wind chill 17, wind W & NW 2-18 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:37am: temp 27, wind NE 5 to 8 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 14, humidity 59%. Normal 39/23. Records: 73/2000 and minus 9/1950. Looking ahead: 65 tomorrow, below average weekend and Wed thru Fri 1.34 rain coming our way per W/U. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 5:44pm. Civil Twilight 6:07am, 6:11pm. 19 days before St. Patrick's Day. |
| 2026-02-25 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-24-26: High 41, Low 16, coldest wind chill 9, wind S, SW & W calm-24 mph w/gusts 32 mph, no precip. Today at 4:43am: temp 29, wind W 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 23, humidity 83%. Normal 39/22. Looking ahead: 61 Friday? Measurable snow Sunday? Rain next Wednesday thru Friday? 4 days left of Meteorological Winter. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 5:42pm. Civil Twilight 6:09am, 6:10pm. |
| 2026-02-24 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-23-26: High 33, Low 15, coldest wind chill 3 (again) wind N, NW & W calm-18 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 19, wind vrbl out of the S 5 mph, wind chill 12, dew point 11, humidity 76%. Normal 38/22. Tomorrow nights snow forecast keeps changing and for the better. NWS 1.3 and A/W 1.2 and W/U has taken it out of the forecast and replaced it with snow showers. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 5:41pm. Say a prayer for Bernie. |
| 2026-02-23 | 4:44 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-22-26: High 27, Low 17, coldest wind chill 3, wind W & NW 6-21 mph w/gusts 27 mph, a few flakes in the air around 8:45am when we came out of church. Today at 4:44am: temp 16, wind NNW 11 mph w/gusts 16 mph, wind chill 3, dew point 8, humidity 71%. Normal 38/22. Record high 68/2000. Looking forward: Wednesday 1.4 of snow? Friday 60? Sunday 33? The roller coaster ride continues. 6 days left of Meteorological Winter. Today we'll have 11 hours and 19 seconds of daylight. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 5:40pm. |
| 2026-02-22 | 4:32 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-21-26: High 31, Low 18, coldest wind chill 10, wind W & NW 2-18 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:32am: temp 20, wind WNW 8 mph w/gusts 14 mph, wind chill 10, dew point 12, humidity 70%. Normal 38/21. Looking ahead: 1.5 inches of snow Wednesday night? 7 days left of Meteorological Winter and 14 days left of Standard Time. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 5:39pm. |
| 2026-02-21 | 5:14 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-20-26: High 49 (12:01am) Low 23, coldest wind chill 13, wind SW & W 4-33 mph w/gusts 45 mph, trace of snow which was in yesterday's observation. Today at 5:14am: temp 21, wind WNW 3 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 17, humidity 84%. Normal 37/21. Sunrise 6:43am, Sunset 5:38pm. 15 days before daylight savings time. |
| 2026-02-20 | 4:44 AM | 0.15 | T | T | NA | NA | | 02-19-26: High 56, Low 31, wind E, NE & SW calm-16 mph w/gusts 19 mph. Trace of rain around 5pm and rain at 8pm and it was finished before 10pm. 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 33, wind SW 20 mph to 30 mph w/gusts anywhere from 35 to 46 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%, wind chill 22, snow showers occurring. Normal 37/21. Records: 68/2017 and minus 15/1929. Happy Muffin Day and PLAY BALL! Spring Training Baseball starts today. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 5:36pm. **UPDATE 5:25am** |
| 2026-02-19 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-18-26: High 65, Low 38, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-30 mph w/gusts 37 mph, no precip. In Ottawa the IL River ice free. Fox River 1/2 and 1/2. I saw a fishing boat make it to Shoreline Boat Club for the fish fry at 4pm. Today at 4:43am: temp 33, wind ENE calm to 3 mph, dew point 20, humidity 57%. Normal 36/20. Spring training baseball starts tomorrow. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:35pm. Civil Twilight 6:17am, 6:03pm. |
| 2026-02-18 | 4:44 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-17-26: High 61, Low 35, wind E, SE & S calm-25 mph w/gusts 32 mph. Trace of rain around or about 6pm. Enough to wet my car but nothing in the gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 54, wind SSW 13 mph w/gusts 22 mph, dew point 49, humidity 84%. Normal 36/20. Record high 69/2017. We might get close to the record but not break it. Sunday and Monday below average temps. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 5:34pm. |
| 2026-02-17 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-16-26: High 69 (new record) Low 31, wind SW & S
calm-22 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no precip. I even opened a window for a couple of hours. Today at 4:39am: temp 36, wind SE 3 mph, dew point 32, humidity 86%. Normal 36/20. Record high 68/2017. RIP Rev Jessie. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 5:33pm. Civil Twilight 6:20am, 6:01pm. Happy Fat Tuesday! |
| 2026-02-16 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-15-26: High 63, Low 27, coldest wind chill 23, wind W & SW (NW) calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph, in the morning dense fog, no precip. Today at 4:44am: started this report at 4:30 no fog, right now at 4:44am FOG quickly rolling in, temp 36, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 35, humidity 97%. Normal 35/19. Record High 61/1984 in jeopardy, record low minus 10/2021. Sunrise 6:50am, Sunset 5:31pm. Civil Twilight: 6:21am, 6pm. 20 days before DST. |
| 2026-02-15 | 5:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-14-26: High 49, Low 25, wind E & SE calm-7 mph, no precip. Today at 5:15am: FOG, temp 30, wind calm, dew point 28, humidity 97%. Normal 35/19. 60 degree day on tap for today. Tomorrow we should easily break the 1984 record high. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:30pm. |
| 2026-02-14 | 5:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-13-26: High 57, Low 22, wind NE, E, SE, S & SW
calm-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 5:59am: temp 27, wind calm, dew point 25, humidity 88%. Normal 35/18. 3 days before a New Moon and Fat Tuesday. 22 days before we spring ahead. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 5:29pm. Happy Valentines Day. |
| 2026-02-13 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-12-26: High 50, Low 24, wind vrbl calm-9 mph, no precip. River report as of yesterday: Fox River in Ottawa Frozen. IL River in Ottawa is Ice but with Barge traffic you also have slush and chunks and an open lane thats getting larger by the day. Today at 4:39am: temp 25, wind E calm to 3 mph, dew point 21, humidity 86%. Normal 34/18. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 5:28pm. Happy Friday the 13th. |
| 2026-02-12 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-11-26: High 47, Low 22, coldest wind chill 14, wind W, (N) and NW calm-13 mph w/gusts 19 mph, no precip. Sort of dry around here. Today at 4:44am: temp 26, wind vrbl out of the S calm to 3 mph, dew point 22, humidity 85%. Normal 34/18. Record high 70/1999. Five more days before Fat Tuesday. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:26pm. Civil Twilight 6:27am and 5:55pm. |
| 2026-02-11 | 4:38 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-10-26: High 52, Low 29, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-17 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no precip. My yard is now snow free. Today at 4:38am: temp 25, wind NW 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 21, humidity 88%. Normal 34/18. Today The Cubs pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 5:25pm. Civil Twilight 6:25am, 5:54pm. |
| 2026-02-10 | 4:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-09-26: High 45, Low 17, coldest wind chill 9, wind E, SE & S calm-12 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no precip. Today at 4:49am: temp 37, wind WSW 3 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 30, humidity 79%. Normal 33/17. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:24pm. |
| 2026-02-09 | 4:55 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-08-26: High 34, Low 21, wind SE & E 3-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:55am: temp 19, wind ENE calm to 2 mph, dew point 14, humidity 78%. Normal 33/17. Record High 61/1990. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:23pm. Civil Twilight 6:30am, 5:51pm. |
| 2026-02-08 | 4:40 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-07-26: High 31, Low 10, coldest wind chill 2, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-13 mph. no precip. Today at 4:40am: temp 24, wind ESE 11 mph, wind chill 13, dew point 15, humidity 70%. Normal 33/17. 10 day outlook: above normal. Pitchers and Catchers report this week to spring training camps. 6 days before Valentines Day. 9 days before Fat Tuesday. Its also the last day of Football, Happy Super Bowl Day. Sunrise 7am, Sunset 5:21pm. |
| 2026-02-07 | 5:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-06-26: High 42, Low 22, wind S, SW, W, NW & N calm-22 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 5:54am: temp 12, wind N 2 to 4 mph, dew point 2, humidity 66%. Normal 32/16. My yard is 85% snow free! Starting tomorrow we will have 9 days above average. Sunrise 7:01am, Sunset 5:20pm. Civil Twilight 6:32am and 5:49pm. |
| 2026-02-06 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-05-26: High 36, Low 12, coldest wind chill 7, wind SW & W calm-16 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 4:41am: temp 30, wind SW 5 mph, dew point 27, humidity 92%, wind chill 24. Normal 32/16. 11 days before Fat Tuesday. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:19pm. Civil Twilight 6:33am and 5:48pm. |
| 2026-02-05 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-04-26: High 30, Low 12, wind NE, N, NW, W & SW
calm-10 mph, no precip. Today at 4:39am: temp 17, wind SSW 4 to 6 mph, dew point 12, humidity 80%, wind chill 11. Normal 32/16. Records: 58/1944 and minus 17/1979. How cold is it? A Cuba weather station recorded 32 degrees. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:18pm. 40 days before St. Patrick's Day. That must mean Ash Wednesday must be coming up pretty soon. |
| 2026-02-04 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-03-26: High 32, Low 15, wind NW & N calm-11 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no precip after yesterdays observation. Today at 4:44am: temp 18, wind NNE 6 mph, wind chill 10, dew point 11, humidity 83%, and a lot of melting happened during the daytime hours. Normal 32/16. Record Low minus 19/1996. A warming trend coming next week?? Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:16pm. 7 days before Pitchers and Catchers report to The Cubs spring training camp. |
| 2026-02-03 | 6:17 AM | 0.05 | 2.0 | 0.05 | NA | NA | | 02-02-26: High 30, Low 17, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E
calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Snow 2am thru 5am. 2 inches exactly. Today at 6:17am: temp 22, wind NNW 2 mph, dew point 19, humidity 90%. Normal 32/16. Records: 58/2025 and minus 21/1996. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:15pm. |
| 2026-02-02 | 4:47 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 02-01-26: High 28, Low 2, wind W, SW & S calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Light dusting over night. No ice or freezing rain at my location. HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY! Today at 4:47am: temp 23, wind WSW 4 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 20, humidity 88%, wind chill 18. Normal 32/15. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:14pm. **SOAPBOX TIME** I'd sure like to see our fellow cocorah people who don't contribute everyday get more active. I shared our website with some farmers. Its fine if you farm near Ottawa, regular reports but spotty reports elsewhere in LaSalle County. Please get involved! If you don't write a book everyday like I do it doesn't take that much time. Thank You. |
| 2026-02-01 | 5:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-31-26: High 27, Low 9, wind NW & N calm-19 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. January precip 1.49 and 1.8 Snow. Welcome to February. The last month of Meteorological Winter. Today at 5:43am: temp 7, wind calm, dew point 3, humidity 85%. Normal 31/15. Today is The Full Moon for February which is called The Snow Moon. Other names include: The Hunger Moon, Ice, Bear and Quickening Moon. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:13pm. |
| 2026-01-31 | 4:34 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 01-30-26: High 19, Low minus 4, wind W, NW & N calm-17 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Lake effect snow showers off and on leaving a trace (non measurable dusting). Today at 4:34am: temp 11, wind NW 9 mph w/gusts 14 mph, dew point 3, humidity 73%, wind chill minus 2. Normal 31/15. Records: 55/1988 and minus 18/2019. Rivers are ICE. A warm up is coming! Daytime highs 27 to 34 and Nightime lows 12 to 21. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:11pm. |
| 2026-01-30 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-29-26: High 17, Low minus 1, coldest wind chill minus 8, wind NW & N calm-8 mph w/gusts 11 mph, no precip. Our first non windy day in quite a while. Today at 4:44am: temp minus 2, wind WNW 2 to 4 mph, dew point minus 7, humidity 73%. Normal 31/15. Records: 55/1974 and minus 23/2019. Thurs/Fri could be above freezing??
15 days before Valentine's Day. Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:10pm. Civil Twilight 6:40am and 5:39pm. |
| 2026-01-29 | 4:21 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-28-26: High 20, Low minus 1, coldest wind chill minus 15, wind (SW) mainly W and (NW) 2-20 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:21am: temp 3, wind NNW 3 to 5 mph, dew point minus 3, humidity 73%. Normal 31/15. Records: 64/2002 and minus 15/1966. The Countdown: 4 days before GHD. 13 days before Cubs pitchers and catchers report. 22 days Cubs vs Sox first spring training game. 38 days before DST. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:09pm. |
| 2026-01-28 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-27-26: High 16, Low 1, coldest wind chill minus 10, wind NW, W & a touch of (NW) 3-23 mph w/gusts 30 mph, no precip. but a lot of blowing snow. Today at 4:54am: temp 2, wind W 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, wind chill minus 9, dew point minus 4, humidity 77%. Normal 31/15. Records: 62/2002 and minus 21/1963. 5 days before GHD.
Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:08pm. Civil Twilight 6:42am and 5:37pm. |
| 2026-01-27 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-26-26: High 11 (11pm) Low minus 4, coldest wind chill minus 20, wind NW, W & SW 3-19 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am,: temp 14, wind WSW 13 mph w/gusts 18 mph, wind chill minus 1, dew point 7, humidity 74%. Normal 31/15. We have turned the corner! The normal/average temps have gone up a degree. Record Low minus 14/2014. Slow warm up coming. 24 and 26 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:06pm. Civil Twilight 6:42am and 5:36pm. Six days before GHD. |
| 2026-01-26 | 4:51 AM | T | T | T | 1.6 | NA | | 01-25-26: High 15, Low 1, coldest wind chill minus 12, wind N & NW 4-21 mph w/gusts 25 mph, trace of snow after observation. Some minor drifting occurred but with under 2 inches it wasn't bad. Today at 4:51am: temp minus 2, wind NW 5 mph w/gusts 9 mph, wind chill minus 13, dew point minus 10, humidity 66%. Normal 30/14. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:05pm. 16 days before Cubs pitchers and catchers report to spring training camp. |
| 2026-01-25 | 6:49 AM | 0.10 | 1.6 | 0.10 | 1.6 | 0.10 | | 01-24-26: High 7, Low minus 8, coldest wind chill minus 22, wind N & NE calm-11 mph w/gusts 14 mph. Snow started around or about 2pm. Some light flurries currently falling. Snow total 1.6 light and fluffy. Today at 6:49am: temp 5, wind vrbl out of the N 10 mph, dew point 1, humidity 78%, wind chill minus 10. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:04pm. 8 days before Groundhog Day. |
| 2026-01-24 | 5:48 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-23-26: High 5 (12:01am) Daytime High 0, Low minus 8, coldest wind chill minus 28, wind NW & N 3-26 mph w/gusts 30 mph, no precip. Today at 5:48am: temp minus 7, wind NNW 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, wind chill minus 21, dew point minus 19, humidity 54%. Normal 30/14. Records: 68/1967 and minus 14/1963. Snow tonight into Sunday. W/U 1.7 and NWS 2 and A/W 3.6 of fluffy snow. Below average temps all thru the week, a little warm up into the high 20's by Feb 1st and GHD. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:03pm. **revised snow amounts/edit at 10:32am** |
| 2026-01-23 | 5:29 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-22-26: High 28, Low 6, coldest wind chill minus 11, wind SW, W & NW 4-25 mph w/gusts 34 mph, no precip. Today at 5:29am: temp minus 4, wind NW 15 mph w/gusts 21 mph, dew point minus 18, humidity 46%, wind chill minus 24. Normal 30/14. Snow event coming Saturday into Sunday?? Yesterday's forecast and today's forecast: NWS 2.9 now 2.3 W/U 1.9 now 1.2 and good ole A/W 1.97 now 4.25. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 5:01pm. 10 days before GHD. **Snowfall forecast updated at 7:37am** (NWS & W/U lowered amounts) |
| 2026-01-22 | 4:44 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-21-26: High 36, Low 22, coldest wind chill 7, wind S, SW & W 4-28 mph w/gusts 39 mph. A few flurries in the air at 6:15am. Today at 4:44am: temp 16, wind W 10 mph w/gusts 15 mph, wind chill 3, dew point 6, humidity 62%. Normal 30/14. I was at the grocery store and a woman was telling her elderly mother "your going to be hibernating for a few days". The cold cold is tonight and Friday but the below normal cold going to last 10+ days. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 5pm. 11 days before Groundhog Day. |
| 2026-01-21 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-20-26: High 30, Low 2, coldest wind chill minus 8, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no precip. Today at 4:37am: temp 31, wind S 10 mph, dew point 12, humidity 46%, wind chill 22. Normal temps 30/14. Record Low minus 23/1985. Fox River in Ottawa is Ice. Two deer just walked from my sidewalk to the backyard. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:59pm. |
| 2026-01-20 | 4:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-19-26: High 16 (12:01am) Low 0, coldest wind chill minus 22, wind W 3-28 mph w/gusts 39 mph, no snow. Today at 4:49am: temp 4, wind WSW 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point minus 2, humidity 70%, wind chill minus 4. Normal 30/14. Record Low minus 25/1985. NWS calling for 1/2 inch of snow tonight. A/W and W/U none. Another Vortex weekend coming up. 13 days before GHD. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:58pm. |
| 2026-01-19 | 5:42 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-18-26: High 21 (11:15pm) Low 7, coldest wind chill minus 10, wind SW & W 5-25 mph w/gusts 34 mph. Trace of snow in the afternoon, no accumulation. Today at 5:42am: temp 2, wind WNW 16 mph w/gusts 28 mph, wind chill minus 17, dew point minus 3, humidity 70%. Normal
30/14. Records: 61/1996 and minus 20/1994. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:57pm. 14 days before Groundhog Day. |
| 2026-01-18 | 6:21 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-17-26: High 22 (12:01am) Low 11, coldest wind chill minus 5, wind W 7-23 mph w/gusts 29 mph, trace of snow, not even a dusting. Today at 6:21am: temp 8, wind W 10 mph w/gusts 17 mph, wind chill minus 6, dew point minus 1, humidity 72%. Normal 30/15. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:55pm. Go Bears!! **EDIT 01-19-26 @ 10:06am** |
| 2026-01-17 | 5:28 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-16-26: High 39, Low 22, coldest wind chill 9, wind S, SW & W 5-20 mph w/gusts 28 mph. Trace of rain/drizzle (twice) and a couple of flakes in the air around or about 4pm. Today at 5:28am: temp 13, wind W 10 mph, wind chill 0, dew point 2, humidity 64%. Normal 30/15. For the next 10 days we will be below normal. Snow tonight? Matters who you ask. NWS and A/W around 1/2 an inch. W/U trace of snow. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:54pm. A sign of spring this weekend. Cubs Convention. |
| 2026-01-16 | 6:24 AM | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.02 | T | T | | 01-15-26: High 27, Low 12, coldest wind chill 1, wind N, NW, W, SW & S 3-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Snow earlier this morning, 1/10 (dusting) used leaf blower to clear the driveway. Today at 6:24am: temp 27, wind SW 10 mph, dew point 21, humidity 75%, wind chill 18. Normal 30/15. Record Low minus 20/2009. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:53pm. Civil Twilight 6:49am, Sunset 5:23pm. |
| 2026-01-15 | 4:44 AM | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.01 | T | T | | 01-14-26: High 40 (12:01am) Low 18, coldest wind chill 5, wind W. N & NW 3-33 mph w/gusts 41 mph. Snow Squall came thru around or about 8am at one point "almost" white out conditions. Lasted about 30 minutes and left 1/10 of wind blown snow that melted by 1pm. The wind jack knifed a semi on Route 80 by Utica. Today at 4:44am: temp 14, wind NW 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 6, humidity 65%, wind chill 5. Normal 30/15. Snow tonight and all forecast say 1 inch. That's a first. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:52pm. 18 days before Groundhog Day. |
| 2026-01-14 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-13-26: High 48, Low 32, wind S, SW & W 3-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph. No precip. Today is the half way point, the middle of Meteorological Winter. Its downhill from here, right?? Today at 4:44am: temp 37 and falling, wind W 14 mph w/gusts 18 mph, dew point 30, humidity 77%, wind chill 28. Normal 30/15. Record Low minus 13/2024. Snow is in the forecast for Thurs night into Friday. NWS & A/W 1.5 inches. W/U 1/2 inch. Weekend thru Monday COLD! Monday 10/4 Hi and Low. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:51pm. |
| 2026-01-13 | 4:31 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-12-26: High 44, Low 25, wind W, SW & S 3-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip. Today at 4:31am: temp 34, wind SSW 8 to 10 mph, dew point 28, humidity 79%, wind chill 27. Normal 30/15. Record High 61/2005. Snow is in the forecast for Thurs night. NWS 1.6 W/U 1 inch and A/W 1 to 3 inches. Vortex Weekend and below average most of next week. Enjoy today. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:50pm. 20 days before Ground Hog Day and 54 days before Daylight Savings Time. |
| 2026-01-12 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-11-26: High 32, Low 23, coldest wind chill 10, wind NW, W, SW & S 4-23 mph w/gusts 29 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 27, wind SW 10 mph, dew point 18, humidity 72%, wind chill 18. Normal 30/15. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:48pm. Civil Twilight 6:50am and 5:19pm. |
| 2026-01-11 | 6:24 AM | 0.04 | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-10-26: High 41, Low 24, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW
calm-24 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Rain and brief flakes of snow plus a few flakes over night 0.04 in my gauge. Three days of rain 1.33 total. No snow accumulation. Today at 6:24am: temp 25, wind WNW 16 mph w/gusts 21 mph, wind chill 12, dew point 17, humidity 75%. Normal 31/15. Records: 59/2018 and minus 15/1979. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:47pm. Cheese curds for everyone! Bears Win!! Cubs win free agency marathon. Cubs convention next weekend. 22 days before GHD and Pitchers and Catchers report in about 32 days. |
| 2026-01-10 | 6:58 AM | 0.18 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-09-26: High 61 (new record) 12:01-1am, Low 39 (11:01pm) wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-34 mph w/gusts 43 mph. Rain this morning 0.18 in my gauge. Today at 6:58am: temp 36, light rain including some flurries, wind vrbl out of the N 6 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 35, humidity 98%, wind chill 31. Normal 31/16. Records: 59/2002 and minus 20/1982. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:46pm. **Spell Check 7:31am** |
| 2026-01-09 | 4:53 AM | 1.11 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-08-26: High 62 (11:50pm) Low 36, wind SE, S & SW 3-30 mph w/gusts 39 mph. Light rain started around or about 1pm heavy downpours between 6 and 7:45pm 1.11 ended up in my gauge. So much for a 1/2 inch rain event. Strong winds over night. Today at 4:53am: temp 43, wind WSW 22 mph w/gusts 35 mph, dew point 36, humidity 81%, wind chill 33. Normal 31/16. Records: 59/2003 and minus 9/1962. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:45pm. |
| 2026-01-08 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-07-26: High 50, Low 32, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-13 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no precip. Today at 4:54am: temp 42, wind SSE 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 35, humidity 81%. Normal 31/16. Records: 65/2008 and minus 12/1979. Thursday rain: NWS 0.47 and W/U 0.33 forecasted. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:44pm. Question Time?? Why is the Peru Airport occasionally reporting 0 temp readings? Why is A/W saying 8 hours of snow for Saturday?? Lone Buffalo/Tangled Roots Sold to a Chicago business firm??? |
| 2026-01-07 | 4:36 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-06-26: High 46, Low 36, wind SE, E & W calm-14 mph w/gusts 18 mph. Mist/Light drizzle around 4:55pm, nothing in the gauge. Trace on the driveway, car and deck. Today at 4:36am: FOG, temp 34, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 32, humidity 98%, wind chill 29. Normal 31/16. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:43pm. |
| 2026-01-06 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-05-26: High 50, Low 29, wind SW, S, SE & E calm-17 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip. Xmas deco quickly disappearing. Today at 4:37am: temp 38, wind ESE calm to 3 mph, dew point 34, humidity 90%. Normal 31/16. Records: 54/2012 and minus 20/1999. Looking forward: forecast changes: Thursday afternoon thru Friday afternoon rain now 0.54 and not an inch. Today thru next Wed now above average temps. Another day closer to spring! Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:42pm. |
| 2026-01-05 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-04-26: High 34, Low 25, wind N, NW & W, SR & S calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 32, wind SSW 5 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 27, humidity 83%, wind chill 27. Normal 31/16. Records: 64/1997 and minus 20/1999. A warm up this week. Weekend and next week back to seasonal. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:41pm. Civil Twilight 6:51am and 5:12pm. |
| 2026-01-04 | 6:19 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-03-26: High 32, Low 22, wind N, NW & W calm-11 mph, no precip. Today at 6:19am: temp 26, wind calm, dew point 17, humidity 67%. Normal 31/16. Record High 61/1998. A warm up starting tomorrow. Up to 1 inch of rain Thursday afternoon thru Friday afternoon?? Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:40pm. |
| 2026-01-03 | 5:53 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-02-26: High 26, Low 21, a day of great temperature change, wind SW, W, NW & N calm-12 mph, no precip. I'm 3 days over due but welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Winter. Today at 5:53am: temp 23, wind NNW 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 13, humidity 72%. Normal 32/17. Record High 63/2000. Today is The Full Moon for January which is called The Wolf Moon. Other names include: Stay Home, Quiet and Moon After Yule. It is also a Super Moon. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:39pm. 30 days before GHD. |
| 2026-01-02 | 4:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-01-26: High 26, Low 12, coldest wind chill 3, wind N, NE, E, SE, S, SW & W calm-17 mph w/gusts 21 mph. The higher wind speeds were mainly during the wee hours. No precip. Today at 4:24am: temp 23, wind WSW 5 to 7 mph, dew point 15, humidity 76%, wind chill 15. Normal 32/17. Crystal ball showing a warm up next week! Monday thru Friday quite a bit above normal. Thursday rain half inch+. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:39pm. Civil Twilight 6:51am and 5:10pm. |
| 2026-01-01 | 4:59 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 12-31-25: High 37, Low 21, wind SW, W, NW & N 4-24 mph w/gusts 28 mph. Afternoon and evening rain 0.03 in my gauge. 2025 Rain 30.67 and 2025 snow 25.5 Book it Danno. Today at 4:59am: temp 15, wind NNE 5 to 7 mph, dew point 9, humidity 77%. Normal 32/17. Record Low for today minus 16/2018. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight cst) Sunset 4:38pm. 32 days before Grounhog Day. Happy New Year 2026.
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