| 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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