| 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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