| 2025-07-26 | 6:49 AM | 0.58 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-25-25: High 87, Heat Index 96, Dew Point 76, Low 72, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-9 mph w/gusts 13 mph. At 10am Ottawa Tornado sirens were activated. OPD spotted 2 funnel clouds over South Ottawa. Later one reported NE of Ottawa. Turned out to be Cold Air Funnels. Got Rain?
Matters where your located. I got 0.58 in my gauge. Heritage Harbor reported 0.01 N Ottawa by Wallace School over 1 inch Route 6 & 71 got 1.86 and close to Skydive Chicago over 2+ inches. Today at 6:49am: temp 71, wind calm, dew point 70, humidity 98% and light drizzle/light rain falling. Rivers currently holding their own. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8:19pm. Happy Birthday to The Postal Service. 7 day rain totals 2.07 |
| 2025-07-25 | 4:44 AM | 0.41 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-24-25: High 92, Heat Index 106, Dew Point 79, Low 75, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-15 mph w/gusts 21 mph. Afternoon rain 0.23 and over night and this morning 0.18 total 0.41 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 73, wind calm, dew point 72, humidity 98%. Normal 83/64. Question of the day: Chicago TV weather person, what in the heck is "Corn Sweat"? Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:20pm. Yesterday we had to put down our family dog "Bear". RIP my friend. You gave us 13 years of love and happiness. I know when he finally passed at 3:32pm. A great crack of lightning then the skies opened up with a downpour. Even Mother Nature cried. |
| 2025-07-24 | 4:45 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-23-25: High 95, Heat Index 110, Dew Point 80, Low 70, wind SE, SW & S 4-13 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Trace of rain at 6:45am. Some thunderhead clouds broke apart as they approached Ottawa and wet on my deck furniture. Good day to clean the pool as my outdoor activity for the day. Today at 4:45am: AQ 58, temp a warm 77, wind S 5 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 75, humidity 94%. Normal 83/64. Record Low 50/2000. 3 days of rain on the horizon W/U saying 0.81 total. End of the month into the first of August below normal temps. 79/60 forecasted. Sunrise 5:44am, Sunset 8:21pm. |
| 2025-07-23 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-22-25: High 87, Heat Index 94, Dew Point 73, Low 66, wind NE, E & SE calm-11 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: AQ 69, temp 71, wind SSE 6 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 67, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:22pm. Be careful out there. |
| 2025-07-22 | 4:46 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-21-25: High 82, Low 63, wind NE & E calm-10 mph, no rain. Today at 4:46am: temp 66, wind ESE 6 mph, dew point 64, humidity 91%. Normal 83/64. Records: 106/1934 and 46/1947. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:23pm. |
| 2025-07-21 | 4:43 AM | 0.35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-20-25: High 78, Low 67, wind E & NE calm-11 mph. Morning rain after observation 0.35 in my gauge. Today at 4:43am: AQ 89, temp 64, wind NE calm to 3 mph, dew point 62, humidity 94%. Normal 83/64. 1.08 weekend rain total. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:23pm. We have lost 31 minutes of daylight. It's really noticeable in the morning. |
| 2025-07-20 | 6:59 AM | 0.73 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-19-25: High 83, Low 69, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-10 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Saturday morning rain 0.62 and this morning 0.11 total 0.73 in my gauge. Today at 6:59am: temp 71, wind pretty much calm, "W" flag was flying, dew point 70, humidity 97%, light rain falling. Sort of like walking into a wet sponge outside. Normal 83/65. Heavier rain (this morning) to the south of Ottawa. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:24pm. |
| 2025-07-19 | 5:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-18-25: High 83, Low 58, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-9 mph, no rain. I heard a report on WCMY (yesterday) that 2025 is breaking the record on "Flash Flooding". Steve Miller says its climate change. Could be? Today at 5:59am: temp 69, wind ESE 3 to 5 mph, "W" flag flying, Bernie in hot pursuit, dew point 66, humidity 92%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:25pm. **EDIT 8:57am** |
| 2025-07-18 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-17-25: High 79, Low 64, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-13 mph, no rain. Around 5pm you could really notice the cold front coming through. I turned off the A/C and opened up the windows. Today at 4:42am: temp 59, wind NE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 56, humidity 91%. Normal 83/65. Play Ball. The 2nd half of the baseball season starts up today. Bears Football training camp starts next week. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:26pm. Civil Twilight 5:09am and 8:58pm. |
| 2025-07-17 | 5:19 AM | 0.32 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-16-25: High 91, Heat Index 103, Dew Point 76, Low 72, wind S, SW & W calm-25 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Yesterday at 2pm it looked like death from the sky was approaching. Heavy rain and thunderstorm about or around 2:20pm and it was over by 2:45pm. I received 0.32 and north of me 0.07 and in the Streator/Grand Ridge area 0.67 of rain. Pontiac 67 mph gusts. Today at 5:18am: AQ 24, temp 68, wind WNW 2 to 4 mph, dew point 66, humidity 95%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:26pm. A 30 minute loss of daylight. |
| 2025-07-16 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-15-25: High 91, Heat Index 99, Dew Point 75, Low 66, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-12 mph, no rain. Welcome to the middle of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:43am: temp 73, wind SSE 2 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 71, humidity 94%, no fog at this moment. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:27pm. National League finally wins an ASG. |
| 2025-07-15 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-14-25: High 87, Low 63, wind S, SW & W calm-8 mph, no rain. Today at 4:37am: AQ 101, temp 67, wind calm, dew point 64, humidity 93%. Normal 83/65. Looking ahead: July 16th thru 24th 2.40 inches of rain predicted per W/U. 24 days before Ottawa High opens up.
Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:28pm. 163 shopping days before Christmas. |
| 2025-07-14 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-13-25: High 81, Low 64, wind W with occasional SW & NW
calm-19 mph, no rain. Today at 4:37am: AQ 110, temp 65, wind calm, "W" flag flying, no fog at this moment, dew point 62, humidity 91%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:28pm. |
| 2025-07-13 | 5:55 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-12-25: High 84, Low 67, wind SW & W calm-12 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Trace of rain mid morning. Today at 5:55am: AQ 82, temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 94%. Normal 83/65. Fox River at Dayton up a little bit 7.90/flood stage 12. Soybeans flowering. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:29pm. Civil Twilight 5:02am and 9:02pm. Slip Sliding Away. |
| 2025-07-12 | 5:29 AM | 0.56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-11-25: High 93, Heat Index 102, Dew Point 76, Low 69, wind SE, S, SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gusts 23 mph. Evening rain and Thunderstorms 0.56 in my gauge. I went outside yesterday at noon and just stood there. I started sweating like a pig doing nothing. Today at 5:29am: temp 67, wind WNW 5 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal 83/65. It's day 3 of The 4-H Fair, a mid summer classic. 27 days before Ottawa High starts up. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:36pm. We've lost 19 minutes of daylight. |
| 2025-07-11 | 5:13 AM | 0.23 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-10-25: High 90, Heat Index 97, Low 63, wind E, SE, S, SW & NE calm-12 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Weather Radio went off about or around 11:10pm. Nice light show and thunder but the main event went south of Ottawa
(thank you) 0.23 in my gauge. Today at 5:13am: temp 72, wind SSE 3 to 4 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 70, humidity 94%. Normal 83/65. Today is day 2 of The 4H Fair. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:30pm. RIP Lee Elia and the 3,000 &$#@*!^@ fans that show up at the ballpark. |
| 2025-07-10 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-09-25: High 88, Low 68, wind SW, W, NW, NE & E
calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 65, wind E 0 to 2 mph, dew point 64, humidity 96%. Normal 83/65. Record Low 47/1997. Today is the Full Moon for July which is called The Buck Moon. Other names: Mead Moon, Herb, Hay, Blackberry, Blueberry, Claiming, Wyrt and Moon of Young Corn. The 4-H Fair starts today thru Sunday. Welcome to South Ottawa. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:31pm. |
| 2025-07-09 | 4:44 AM | 0.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-08-25: High 86, Heat Index 89, Low 65, wind SE, S, SW & W calm-14 mph w/gusts 21 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 and dinnertime rain 0.26 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 69, some fog present at the moment, wind SSW 0 to 2 mph, dew point 68, humidity 98%. Normal 83/65. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:31pm. |
| 2025-07-08 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-07-25: High 86, Low 64, wind E, NE, N, NW & SE calm-9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: temp 67, wind SSE 7 mph, dew point 63, humidity 85%. Normal 83/64. The 4-H Fair opens up in 2 days and 31 days before Ottawa High School starts up. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:31pm. |
| 2025-07-07 | 4:44 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-06-25: High 87, Heat Index 92, Low 70, Dew Point 73, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E calm-17 mph w/gusts 21 mph. Trace of rain around or about 5pm, east of Ottawa more rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 65, wind N 4 to 6 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 63, humidity 93%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:32pm. |
| 2025-07-06 | 4:44 AM | 0.15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 07-05-25: High 94, Heat Index 97, Low 70, wind S & SW
calm-19 mph w/gusts 26 mph. Drizzle at 8:40pm and a 10 minute downpour at midnight. 0.15 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind S 6 to 7 mph, dew point 68, humidity 85%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:32pm. We've lost 11 minutes of daylight. |
| 2025-07-05 | 5:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-04-25: High 93, Heat Index 98, Low 70, wind SW & S
calm-12 mph. The cookout at Dimmick Twp was excellent and I hear a home run derby was held at Wrigley Field. Today at 5:39am: AQ 64, temp 71, wind S 4 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 67, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. Record Low 47/1972. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:32pm. Nice fireworks show Ottawa! |
| 2025-07-04 | 5:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 07-03-25: High 92, Heat Index 96, Low 64, wind W, SW & S calm-9 mph, no rain. It's getting very dry. Water your trees! Today at 5:44am: AQ 58, temp 71, wind SSW 4 to 6 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 66, humidity 89%. Normal 83/64. Looks like seasonal & slightly above seasonal temps next week. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:33pm. Civil Twilight 4:53am and 9:06pm. Happy 4th of July the unoffical mark of the middle of summer. |
| 2025-07-03 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-02-25: High 88, Low 64, wind NW, W & SW calm-10 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no rain. Trees starting to stress. I'm noticing trees dropping nuts and leafs. Today at 4:43am: temp 66, wind calm, "W" flag flying, dew point 62, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:33pm. We've lost 8 minutes of daylight. |
| 2025-07-02 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 07-01-25: High 86, Low 65, wind W, NW and some N calm-11 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:37am: temp 64, wind calm, dew point 61, humidity 88%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:33pm. Remembering the wisdom of a old bartender "Weather follows weather". |
| 2025-07-01 | 4:54 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-30-25: High 88, Low 71, wind SW, W & NW calm-12 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Trace of rain/drizzle around 7pm to 8pm. Welcome to the 2nd month of Meteorological Summer. Today at 4:54am: temp 66, wind WSW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 63, humidity 91%. Normal 83/64. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight). Total Rain for June 4.09 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4:39 AM | 0.34 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-29-25: High 91, Heat Index 97, Low 68, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-11 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Rain around 4:50 thru 5:20pm at one point it came down in sheets. 0.34 in my gauge. "Some" trees stressing in the area. Dropping leafs, nuts or fruit. Today at 4:39am: (the last day of June) temp 72, wind SW 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 70, humidity 95%. Normal 83/64. Record Low 41/1988. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:52am and 9:07pm. |
| 2025-06-29 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-28-25: High 90, Low 63, wind vrbl calm-6 mph w/gusts 9 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: temp 69, wind SE 3 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 66, humidity 92%. Normal 83/64. Record Low 46/1989. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:52am and 9:07pm. |
| 2025-06-28 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-27-25: High 88, Low 69, wind SW, W & NW calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. With the break in the temps I was able to cut the weeds/grass. Today at 4:41am: temp 65, wind calm, dew point 62, humidity 92%. Normal 82/64. Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight)
Civil Twilight 4:52am and 9:07pm. We've lost 5 minutes of civil twilight and daylight. |
| 2025-06-27 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-26-25: High 94, Heat Index 104, Low 75, wind S, SW & W calm-9 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no rain. It went around us or died out as it approached Ottawa. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind SSW 2 mph w/gusts 7 mph, "W" flag flying!! Card catchers should shut up and drink your beer, dew point 69, humidity 84%. Normal 82/63. Firefly's have been out lighting up the evening. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:51am & 9:08pm (maximum). Its Miss Riverbottom Weekend at SRYC. As we welcome the boys to Ottawa! |
| 2025-06-26 | 4:59 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-25-25: High 91, Heat Index 101, Low 72, wind NW, S & SE calm-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Brief rain after dinner 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 75, wind SSE 5 mph, dew point 73, humidity 94%. Normal 82/63. Record High 100/1988. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:51am and 9:08pm (maximum). |
| 2025-06-25 | 4:44 AM | 0.84 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-24-25: High 94, Heat Index 104, Low 73, wind NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW & N calm-14 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Rain in the early evening 0.79 barely any lightning. 0.05 over night, total rain 0.84. Today at 4:44am: temp 72, wind calm, dew point 71, humidity 96%. Feels like a wet sponge outside. Normal 82/63. Record Low 46/1986. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:50am and 9:08pm (maximum) |
| 2025-06-24 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-23-25: High 95, Heat Index 103, Low 75, wind S & SW calm-15 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 74, wind at the moment ENE 4 mph, dew point 67, humidity 83%. Normal 82/63. Cub fans wondering if it's September already?? Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:50am and 9:08pm (maximum). |
| 2025-06-23 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-22-25: High 94, Heat Index 104, Dew Point 76, Low 75, wind SW & S 4-17 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:42am: temp 77, wind SSW 5 mph w/gusts 9 mph, dew point 71, humidity 82%. Normal 82/63. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:34pm (maximum daylight) Civil Twilight 4:50am and 9:07pm. |
| 2025-06-22 | 15:00 PM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-06-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-06-20 | 3:29 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-19-25: High 85, Low 64. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:33pm.
Happy Summer Solstice to all my Druid friends. |
| 2025-06-19 | 4:44 AM | 0.62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-18-25: High 79, Low 67, wind vrbl turning SW, W & NW
calm-12 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Lunchtime Thunderstorm with a couple of loud claps of thunder. Rain 0.62 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 64, wind NW 6 mph, dew point 62, humidity 93%, AQ 31. Normal temps for today 81/62. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:32pm.
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| 2025-06-18 | 4:59 AM | 0.41 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-17-25: High 92, Heat Index 94, Low 69, wind S, SW and a touch from the W calm-14 mph w/gusts 21 mph. At 8:30pm 0.27 in 10 minutes, 0.14 over night and this morning. Today at 4:59am: temp 71, wind S calm with gusts 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 69, humidity 96%. Normal 81/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight)
Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am and 9:06pm. |
| 2025-06-17 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-16-25: High 89, Low 61, wind vrbl calm-11 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 70, wind SSW 4 mph, dew point 67, humidity 94%, AQ 45. Normal temps for today 80/61. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am (maximum) and 9:06pm. |
| 2025-06-16 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-15-25: High 86, Low 58, wind NE, E & SE calm-12 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: temp 63, wind E 2 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 58, humidity 87%. Normal 80/61. Looking ahead: an inch of rain mid week? and into the mid 90's this weekend. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:32pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am (maximum) and 9:06pm. |
| 2025-06-15 | 5:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-14-25: High 82, Low 63, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: temp 59, wind NE 4 to 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 55, humidity 90%. Normal 80/61. Yesterday was the 1st official pool party. Water temp 89 degrees. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am (maximum daylight) and 9:05pm. Happy Father's Day! |
| 2025-06-14 | 5:23 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-13-25: High 75, Low 64, wind NE, E & SE and back again, calm-10 mph w/gusts 13 mph. 2 brief showers 0.03 in my gauge. Today at 5:23am: AQ 82, temp 64, wind NNE 5 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 60, humidity 88%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Civil Twilight 4:48am (maximum daylight) and 9:05pm. Happy Flag Day. |
| 2025-06-13 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-12-25: High 89, Low 63, wind SE, S & NE calm-11 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: rain approaching, currently around Streator, AQ 98, temp 64, wind ENE 2 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 57, humidity 77%. Normal 80/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:31pm. Civil Twilight: 4:48am (maximum daylight) and 9:04pm. |
| 2025-06-12 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-11-25: High 91, Low 62, wind S, SW and briefly out of the W calm-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain. Today at 4:43am: AQ 84, temp 63, wind calm, dew point 60, humidity 87%. Normal 79/60. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. |
| 2025-06-11 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-10-25: High 79, Low 52, wind SW & W 3-20 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 62, wind SSW 4 to 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 55, humidity 81%. Normal 79/60. Looking ahead: next 10 days will be above average. The Full Moon for June is today which is called The Strawberry Moon. Other names include: The Rose Moon, Flower, Horse and Moon When the Buffalo Roam. Sunrise 5:21am (maximum daylight) Sunset 8:30pm. |
| 2025-06-10 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-09-25: High 72, Low 53, wind SW, W & NW 3-24 mph w/gusts 30 mph, no rain. Today at 4:44am: temp 62, wind SW 4 to 7 mph, dew point 47, humidity 84%. Normal 79/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:29pm. Civil Twilight 4:49am and 9:03pm. |
| 2025-06-09 | 4:36 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-08-25: High 82, Low 57, wind NE, N, W & SW calm-20 mph w/gusts 27 mph. It got dicey looking around 3pm. Dew Point was 67 and dark clouds were rolling in. 2 brief summer showers and it all went to the NE of Ottawa. By 5pm dew point was 51 and by 6:30pm we lost 18 degrees. Today at 4:36am: temp 53, wind SW 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 49, humidity 88%. Normal 78/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:29pm. |
| 2025-06-08 | 4:59 AM | 1.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-07-25: High 80, Low 55, wind N, NE, E, SE & S calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Rain started around dinner time thru the evening. 1.01 in my gauge. Today at 4:59am: temp 60, wind calm, "W" flag flying, dew point 59, humidity 96%, light fog/haze. Normal 78/59. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm. Marquette High School baseball team back to back state champs!!! |
| 2025-06-07 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-06-25: High 81, Low 59, wind N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no rain. Today at 4:59am: AQ 95, temp 55, wind calm to N 2 mph, dew point 48, humidity 75%. Normal 78/58. Records: 100/1933 and 41/1977. Sunrise 5:22am, Sunset 8:28pm. Civil Twilight 4:50am and 9pm. Way to go Marquette Academy High School Baseball Team! Playing for back to back Class 1A Championship. Win it for Charlie. |
| 2025-06-06 | 4:47 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-05-25: High 78, Low 53, wind N, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain and very hazy smoke filled sky. Today at 4:47am: AQ 124, temp 61, wind N 3 to 4 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 54, humidity 77%. Normal 78/58. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:27pm. |
| 2025-06-05 | 4:43 AM | 0.19 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-04-25: High 69 (12:01am) Low 59 (11:55pm) wind SW, W, N, NE & E calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph. Rain off and on all day, it finally stopped around 5:15pm or so 0.19 in my gauge. Today at 4:43am: AQ 92, temp 53, wind calm, dew point 51, humidity 96%, fog over night, not as bad right now. Normal 78/58. A couple of large tree limbs down around town from Tuesday night wind event. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:26pm. Civil Twilight 4:50am and 9pm. |
| 2025-06-04 | 6:57 AM | 0.57 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-03-25: High 87, Low 65, WIND! S & SW 4-29 mph w/gusts 40 mph. Rain started about or around 9:15pm and it's still raining 0.57 in my gauge. Today at 6:57am: temp 67, wind calm w/gusts 4 mph, dew point 65, humidity 96%. Normal 77/57. Sunrise 5:23am, Sunset 8:26pm. |
| 2025-06-03 | 5:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-02-25: High 86, Low 44, wind E, SE, S & SW calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today at 5:44am: Air Quality 56, temp 66. wind S 6 mph w/gusts 9 mph, dew point 59, humidity 82%. Normal 77/57. W/U now saying about an inch tonight thru Fri morning. We do need some rain. Lawn/grass growth is slowing down. Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:25pm. Three minutes away from maximum daylight in the morning! |
| 2025-06-02 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 06-01-25: High 79, Low 44, wind vrbl calm-11 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no rain. Today at 4:42am: temp 50, wind calm, "W" flag present, dew point 37, humidity 62%, Air Quality 42. Normal temps for today 77/57. 1 and 1/2 inches of rain possible Tues thru Fri per W/U?? Sunrise 5:24am, Sunset 8:24pm. Civil Twilight 4:51am and 8:58pm. |
| 2025-06-01 | 4:34 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-31-25: High 74, Low 51, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-12 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today is June 1st and welcome to the first day of Meteorological Summer.
Temp 45, wind calm, dew point 35, humidity 67%, Air Quality 82. Normal temps for today 76/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:23pm. |
| 2025-05-31 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-30-25: High 81, Low 50, wind W & NW calm-23 mph w/gusts 31 mph, no rain at my location. It's the last day of May and the last day of Meteorological Spring. Today at 4:43am: temp 58, wind calm at the moment, dew point 49, humidity 70%. Normal 76/56. Sunrise 5:25am, Sunset 8:23pm. Civil Twilight 4:52am and 8:56pm. RIP Hot Lips. |
| 2025-05-30 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-29-25: High 74, Low 51, wind vrbl calm-11 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no rain but there was light fog and heavy dew in the morning. Today at 4:44am: temp 51, wind W 3 mph, dew point 46, humidity 85%. Normal 76/56. Chance of scattered T-Storms today and patchy smoke??
Sunrise 5:26am, Sunset 8:22pm. |
| 2025-05-29 | 4:43 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-28-25: High 69, Low 54, wind NE, N and a guest appearance from the NW calm-10 mph w/gusts 15 mph. Rain after observation 0.02 and it cleared up nicely by mid to late morning. Today at 4:43am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 49, humidity 93%. Normal 76/55. A beautiful weekend on tap! Spring and Summer, my favorite time of year. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:21pm. Civil Twilight: 4:54am and 8:54pm. |
| 2025-05-28 | 6:58 AM | 0.18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-27-25: High 73, Low 54, wind NE & E 3-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Rain this morning 0.18 in my gauge and still raining. Today at 6:58am: temp 55, wind calm, dew point 53, humidity 91%. Normal 75/55. Records: 94/2012 and 32/1992. Sunrise 5:27am, Sunset 8:20pm. |
| 2025-05-27 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-26-25: High 73, Low 43, wind N, NE & E calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today at 4:39am: temp 55, wind NE 6 mph w/gusts 9 mph, Lifeline Helicopter flying over going to the hospital, dew point 45, humidity 70%. Normal 75/55. "W" flag flying. Record high 96/2018. Warm up coming Friday thru next week. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:20pm. Civil Twilight 4:55am and 8:52pm. |
| 2025-05-26 | 5:39 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-25-25: High 64, Low 49, wind NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph. Trace of rain mid morning, it didn't last long. Today at 5:39am: temp 44, wind calm, dew point 39, humidity 83%. Normal 75/54. The 2025 spring season is slowly coming to an end. It seems to have been on the cool side more than warm and in our area, we lucked out in the storm department. Looking ahead: Friday the warm up begins. Sunrise 5:28am, Sunset 8:19pm. Happy Memorial Day and Thank You to all who have served in the armed forces and military. |
| 2025-05-25 | 5:49 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-24-25: High 73, Low 45, wind NE, E & SE and not in that order calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no rain. Today at 5:49am: temp 55, wind ENE 6 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 46, humidity 72%. Normal 74/54. Sunrise 5:29am, Sunset 8:18pm. |
| 2025-05-24 | 5:13 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-23-25: High 69, Low 43, wind SW, W, NW, N & E 2-15 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no rain. Today at 5:13am: temp 46, wind ESE 3 to 4 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 43, humidity 87%. Normal 74/54. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:17pm. Happy Memorial Day weekend! |
| 2025-05-23 | 4:54 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-22-25: High 62, Low 48, wind NW, N & NE calm-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, trace of rain mid morning. Today at 4:54am: temp 43, wind WSW 5 to 7 mph, dew point 39, humidity 93%, wind chill 40. Normal 74/53. Sunrise 5:30am, Sunset 8:16pm. We're 9 minutes away from maximum daylight in the morning. |
| 2025-05-22 | 4:31 AM | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-21-25: High 54, Low 50, wind NE, N, NW & W 3-18 mph w/gusts 24 mph, 0.06 morning rain in my gauge. Today at 4:31am: temp 49, wind NW 3 mph w/gusts 8 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 46, humidity 91%. Normal 74/53. Sunrise 5:31am, Sunset 8:15pm. Civil Twilight 4:59am and 8:48pm. |
| 2025-05-21 | 6:44 AM | 0.39 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-20-25: High 62, Low 51, wind SE, E & NE 3-34 mph w/gusts 43 mph. Rain 0.39 in my gauge. More coming our way. Over an inch so far (yesterday and this morning) Today at 6:44am: temp 51, wind NNE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 50, humidity 97%. Normal 73/53. Sunrise 5:32am, Sunset 8:14pm. |
| 2025-05-20 | 5:59 AM | 0.70 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-19-25: High 62, Low 46, wind NE & E 6-22 mph w/gusts 28 mph. Afternoon rain 0.02 and over night and this morning 0.68 total 0.70 in my gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 52, wind ESE 26 mph w/gusts 41 mph, dew point 49, humidity 92% and a break in the rain for now. Normal 73/52. Sunrise 5:33am, Sunset 8:13pm. Civil Twilight 5:01am and 8:46pm. |
| 2025-05-19 | 5:19 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-18-25: High 75, Low 47, wind W, NW, N, NE & E calm-18 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no rain. Yesterday the pool opened up. Grandson's 8 and 5 didn't care if the water was 70 degrees and they kept jumping in! I need a water temp of at least 83. Today at 5:19am: temp 46, wind ENE 9 mph, "W" flag flying next to the broom, dew point 40, humidity 80. Normal 73/52. A lot of rain is coming our way. 1.65 to 2 inches tonight thru Weds. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:12pm. |
| 2025-05-18 | 5:47 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-17-25: High 70, Low 53, wind W & NW 4-31 mph w/gusts 40 mph, no rain. Today at 5:47am: temp 47, wind WNW 6 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 42, humidity 82% and wind chill is back at 44. Normal 72/52. Sunrise 5:34am, Sunset 8:11pm. |
| 2025-05-17 | 4:53 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-16-25: High 88, Low 59, wind S, SW & W 3-34 mph w/gusts 42 mph, no rain. Today at 4:53am: temp 55, wind WNW 14 mph w/gusts 24 mph, "W" flag was flying, to windy and brought it in, dew point 41, humidity 62%. Normal 72/51. Sunrise 5:35am, Sunset 8:10pm. Civil Twilight: 5:04am and 8:42pm. |
| 2025-05-16 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-15-25: High 96 (new record) Low 65, wind E, SE, S, SW & W 2-26 mph w/gusts 35 mph, no rain at my location. Officially at IL Valley Regional Airport in Peru: High 98 (new record) Heat Index 100. At 7:20pm on radar a red cell that was filled with white went thru Marseilles. Today at 4:39am: temp 62, wind SSW 3 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 49, humidity 64%. Normal 72/51. Record High for today 92/1911. Pool hooked up refilling it with water that was partially drained for the winter. And in the Wild kingdom department: (Jim wasn't here to help me) a very large Snapping Turtle made its way along the outside of my fence. I left it alone and in a 1/2 hour it was gone into the neighbor's yard. Sunrise 5:36am, Sunset 8:10pm. |
| 2025-05-15 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-14-25: High 85, Dew Point 62, Low 58, wind NE, E, SE and a little bit from the S calm-13 mph w/gusts 17 mph, no rain. Morning fog & heavy dew. Yesterday afternoon I turned on the A/C for the first time this season. Today at 4:37am: temp 65, wind ESE 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 59, humidity 83%. Normal 72/51. We could tickle the record high today. 93/1944. Storms later? One forecast has taken them out for our area. Sunrise 5:37am, Sunset 8:09pm. |
| 2025-05-14 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-13-25: High 83, Low 60, wind E & SE calm-13 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no rain at my location but there were garden variety/pop up rain cells all over the area. Out by Wallace School got 0.01 in the morning. Today at 4:39am: temp 61, wind calm, dew point 57, humidity 94%, no fog present at this time. Normal 71/50. Sunrise 5:38am, Sunset 8:08pm. Civil Twilight 5:07am and 8:39pm. |
| 2025-05-13 | 5:14 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-12-25: High 85, Low 53, wind NE, E & SE calm-21 mph w/gusts 26 mph, rain started around or about 7:40pm 0.11 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 61, wind SSE 5 to 7 mph, dew point 59, humidity 95%. Normal 71/50. Record High 92/2022. Sunrise 5:39am, Sunset 8:07pm. |
| 2025-05-12 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-11-25: High 82, Low 42, wind NE< E and a touch of SE
calm-18 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no rain. Winter cover is off the pool and I'm a little bit behind schedule compared to 2 neighbors. Today at 4:54am: temp 54, wind ENE 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 43, humidity 70%. Normal 71/50. Today is The Full Moon for May which is called The Flower Moon. Other names include: The Milk Moon, Mother's, Hare, Grass, Frog and Mulberry Moon. Sunrise 5:40am, Sunset 8:06pm. Civil Twilight 5:09am and 8:37pm. |
| 2025-05-11 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-10-25: High 84, Low 44, wind S, SW, W, NW, N, NE & E
calm-19 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no rain. Temps started dropping mid afternoon. Today at 4:44am: temp 43, wind NE 3 to 5 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 32, humidity 62%. Normal 70/49. Sunrise 5:41am, Sunset 8:05pm. Happy Mother's Day. |
| 2025-05-10 | 4:31 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-09-25: High 72, Low 36, wind N, NE, E & SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip. Patchy rooftop frost was noticeable on my 5:50am walk. Today at 4:31am: temp 45, wind calm at this moment, dew point 33, humidity 58%. Normal 70/49. Draining water off of the pool winter cover. So much for divine intervention, The Pope is a Sox fan. Sunrise 5:42am, Sunset 8:03pm. |
| 2025-05-09 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-08-25: High 67, Low 44, wind N & NE calm-21 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 4:39am: temp 37, wind NNE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 77%. Normal 70/48. A warm up is around the corner. Time to remove water and leaves from the pool winter cover. Solar cover is ready for duty. Sunrise 5:43am, Sunset 8:02pm. Civil Twilight 5:12am and 8:33pm. Divine Intervention! Pope Leo is a Cub Fan! |
| 2025-05-08 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-07-25: High 83, Low 51, wind SW, W, E & NE calm-17 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no rain. Yesterday temps started to change around 4:45pm. Today at 4:44am: temp 49, wind NNE 8 mph w/gusts 13 mph, dew point 40, humidity 74%, wind chill 45. Normal 69/48. Today we go back to seasonal temps. Record Low 30 and covid/2020. Sunrise 5:45am, Sunset 8:01pm. |
| 2025-05-07 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-06-25: High 77, Low 44, wind N, NW, W & SW calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph, no rain. Yesterday morning there was "some" scattered field fog. Todays report is my last report of 24 hr snowfall until needed. Today at 4:44am: temp 53, wind SW 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 77%. Normal 69/48. Record Low 29/1989. Sunrise 5:46am, Sunset 8pm. |
| 2025-05-06 | 5:19 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-05-25: High 62, Low 48, wind E, NE & N calm-15 mph. Light mid morning drizzle/light rain Trace recorded. Today at 5:19am: temp 44, wind calm at the moment, "W" flag flying, dew point 42, humidity 95%, heavy dew present, no fog at this time. Normal 69/47. Yesterday got the A/C tuned up and a new sump pump installed. The old one was installed during covid. JD couldn't stop the plumber. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 7:59pm. Let the warm up begin. |
| 2025-05-05 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 05-04-25: High 62, Low 45, wind N & NE calm-19 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no precip. Today at 4:39am: temp 50, wind NE 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 41, humidity 84%, wind chill 47. Normal 68/47. Tomorrow above average! Sunrise 5:48am, Sunset 7:58pm. |
| 2025-05-04 | 5:23 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 05-03-25: High 62, Low 46, wind E. NE & N 2-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 5:23am: temp a cool 45, wind N 5 to 8 mph, "W" Flag Flying! dew point 40, humidity 80%. Normal 68/47. Record Low 29/2005. Sunrise 5:49am, Sunset 7:57pm. Civil Twilight 5:19am and 8:28pm. |
| 2025-05-03 | 6:59 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 05-02-25: High 68, Low 48, wind SW, W & NW calm-16 mph w/gusts 21 mph. Rain this morning during the wee hours 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 6:59am: temp 47, wind NNE 5 mph w/gusts 10 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 42, humidity 79%. Normal 68/46. Record Low 30/2005. Sunrise 5:51am, Sunset 7:56pm. |
| 2025-05-02 | 4:44 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 06-01-25: High 68, Low 54, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-20 mph w/gusts 27 mph. Some drizzle and light rain here and there which added up to 0.05 in my gauge. Today at 4:44am: temp 58, wind WNW 8 mph w/gusts 12 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 55, humidity 89%. Normal 67/46. Sunrise 5:52am, Sunset 7:55 heading for 8. |
| 2025-05-01 | 6:58 AM | 0.77 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 04-30-25: High 61, Low 44, wind SE, E & NE calm-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Afternoon rain 0.05 over night and this morning 0.72 total 0.77 in my gauge. April rain 3.67
Welcome to the last month of Meteorological Spring. Today at 6:58am: temp 56, wind E 4 to 6 mph, dew point 54, humidity 96%. Normal 67/46. Sunrise 5:53am, Sunset 7:54pm. Civil Twilight 5:23am and 8:24pm. |
| 2025-04-30 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-29-25: High 77 (12:01am) Low 50, wind SW, S, W & NW
calm-25 mph w/gusts 33 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 45, wind ENE 4 mph, dew point 41, humidity 88%. Normal 67/45. Sunrise 5:54am, Sunset 7:53pm. It's the last day of April. |
| 2025-04-29 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-28-25: High 87, Low 51, wind SE & S 3-31 mph w/gusts 40 mph, no rain, no dust storms. Called A/C guy for summer check up appointment. Today at 4:44am: temp 72 and slowly falling, wind SW 8 mph w/gusts 13 mph, dew point 62, humidity 70%. Normal 66/45. Sunrise 5:56am, Sunset 7:52pm. |
| 2025-04-28 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-27-25: High 73, Low 35, (frost) wind E, SE & S calm-19 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no precip. Today at 4:41am: temp 52, wind SE 3 to 6 mph, dew point 45, humidity 71%. Normal 66/44. Record High 92/1952. W/U has greatly reduced Wed/Thurs rain event from 1.31 down to 0.62. Sunrise 5:57am, Sunset 7:51pm. Civil Twilight 5:27am and 8:21pm. Beware of blowing dust/dirt. |
| 2025-04-27 | 4:36 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-26-25: High 63, Low 43, wind N, NE & E 3-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 4:36am: temp 36, wind ENE 2 to 4 mph, dew point 33, humidity 88%. Normal 66/44. Looking ahead: Mon/Tues severe weather event seems to be shifting north? Weds/Thur rain 1.31 inches and Weds thru Sat seasonal. Sunrise 5:58am, Sunset 7:50pm. Civil Twilight 5:29am and 8:20pm.
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| 2025-04-26 | 6:24 AM | 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-25-25: High 65, Low 49, wind NE, N & NW calm-21 mph w/gusts 25 mph. Rain started around or about 9am. A few thunderstorm cells entered LaSalle County. NWS radar readings of red and white. 0.74 in my gauge. Large Pea sized hail at 9:40-9:45am. I was on Route 23 south between Stonyville and Ottawa and had to pull over 4 times due to heavy rain. It wasn't garden variety as being discribed on Ottawa radio. Today at 6:24am: temp 44, wind N 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 40, humidity 88%. Normal 65/44. The weather people are sure making a fuss over Monday night thru Tuesday. Making me nervous.
Sunrise 6am, Sunset 7:49pm. Civil Twilight 5:30am and 8:18pm. |
| 2025-04-25 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-24-25: High 83, Low 50, wind vrbl turning E calm-16 mph w/gusts 21 mph. The wind picked up later in the evening. Thursday felt like a touch of early summer. Today at 4:39am: scattered light rain cells through out LaSalle County, mainly east of Ottawa, temp 51, wind NNE 3 to 5 mph, dew point 44, humidity 77%. Normal 65/43. Sunrise 6:01am, Sunset 7:48pm. |
| 2025-04-24 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-23-25: High 79, Low 53, wind vrbl turning NE, E, SE & S calm-19 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 4:43am: temp 52, wind calm, dew point 45, humidity 74%. Normal 65/43. Sunrise 6:03am, Sunset 7:47pm. RIP Mongo.
The only guy ever to get thrown out of Wrigley Field for singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame". BEAR DOWN! |
| 2025-04-23 | 6:54 AM | 0.12 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-22-25: High 77, Low 40, wind SE, S & SW calm-22 mph w/gusts 28 mph. Light show around 3:40am, rain arrived at 4am and has taken a break at observation time. 0.12 in my gauge. Today at 6:54am: temp 56, wind Vrbl out of the E lulls of 3 mph up to 7 mph, dew point 53, humidity 94%. Normal 64/42. 10 day outlook above average except for Saturday. Happy New Coke or Coke 2 Day. One of the greatest busts and or booms in marketing history. Sunrise 6:04am, Sunset 7:45pm. |
| 2025-04-22 | 4:41 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-21-25: High 60, Low 46, wind S, SW & W calm-30 mph w/gusts 37 mph, no precip. Today at 4:41am: temp 43, wind S 3 to 5 mph, dew point 40, humidity 93%. Normal 64/42. Records: 92/1980 and 22/1986. Sunrise 6:06am, Sunset 7:44pm. Civil Twilight 5:36am and 8:14pm. |
| 2025-04-21 | 4:51 AM | 0.90 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 04-20-25: High 66, Low 46, wind NE, E, SE & S calm-31 mph w/gusts 38 mph. Morning light rain 0.14 recorded at noon, afternoon thunder and lightning 0.51 at 6pm and tornado watch in the evening, overnight rain 0.25 total 0.90 in my gauge. RIP Pope Francis. Today at 4:51am: temp 56, wind SW 11 mph w/gusts 22 mph, dew point 53, humidity 90%. Normal 64/42. Sunrise 6:07am, Sunset 7:43pm. RIP OSF Ottawa. |
| 2025-04-20 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 04-19-25: High 62, Low 50, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-16 mph w/gusts 21 mph, no precip. Farmers R in the Fields. The crop of 2025 is being planted. Today at 4:39am: temp 49, wind ENE 7 to 8 mph, dew point 45, humidity 84% and rain approaching out of the SSW. Normal temps for today 63/41. Sunrise 6:08am, Sunset 7:42pm. Happy Easter. |
| 2025-04-19 | 5:59 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 04-18-25: High 80, Low 58, wind SE, S, SW & W 6-26 mph w/gusts 34 mph. Trace of rain at 6:40am. Brief downpour at 9:45pm and after 2 minutes it was over and gone. 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 5:59am: temp 52, wind 7 mph w/gusts 12 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 49, humidity 89%. Normal 63/41. Record High 91/2002. Sunrise 6:10am, Sunset 7:41pm. **SOAPBOX** Ottawa is losing its hospital. May the board members of OSF rot in worm waste. |
| 2025-04-18 | 4:58 AM | 0.30 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-17-25: High 64, Low 44, wind E & SE (S) 4-26 mph w/gusts 36 mph. Rain started around or about noon to 3:30pm 0.30 in my gauge. Today at 4:58am: temp 62, wind S 12 mph w/gusts 18 mph, dew point 49, humidity 65%. Normal 62/40. Keep an eye to the sky later this afternoon and evening. Sunrise 6:11am, Sunset 7:40pm. Civil Twilight 5:43am and 8:09pm. |
| 2025-04-17 | 4:34 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-16-25: High 63, Low 30, wind W, NW, N, NE, E, SE back to E calm-18 mph, no precip. Today at 4:34am: temp 47, wind ESE 9 mph w/gusts 14 mph, dew point 31, humidity 51%, wind chill 43. Normal 62/40. Looking ahead: rain Easter Sunday and Tues thru Sat above average temps (finally). Sunrise 6:13am, Sunset 7:39pm. |
| 2025-04-16 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-15-25: High 58, Low 41, wind NW & W 4-26 mph w/gusts 37 mph, no precip. Today at 4:42am: temp 35, wind NNW 3 to 4 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 27, humidity 74%. Normal 62/40. Record High 90/2002. Sunrise 6:15am, Sunset 7:38pm. Civil Twilight 5:46am and 8:07pm. |
| 2025-04-15 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-14-25: High 64, Low 49, wind NW & W calm-33 mph w/gusts 42 mph, no precip. Theres one for you, 19 for me, Happy Taxman Day. At 4:44am: temp 43, wind WNW 15 mph w/gusts 24 mph, dew point 33, humidity 69%, wind chill 35. Normal 61/39. Records: 86/2003 and 20/1928. 41 days before Memorial Day. Sunrise 6:16am, Sunset 7:37pm. |
| 2025-04-14 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-13-25: High 72, Low 50, wind SE & S 3-25 mph w/gusts 36 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 54, wind WNW 13 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 46, humidity 79%. Normal 61/39. Wed morning 33 degrees for a Low. Sunrise 6:18am, Sunset 7:36pm. |
| 2025-04-13 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-12-25: High 65, Low 34, wind W, SW, S & SE calm-15 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 4:59am: temp 51, wind SSE 12 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 36, humidity 55%. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:19am, Sunset 7:35pm. Civil Twilight 5:51am and 8:04pm. Happy Palm Sunday. |
| 2025-04-12 | 5:21 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-11-25: High 57, Low 38, wind NE, N & NW calm-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Cut the backyard yesterday, snowblower put away in the back of the garage. Today at 5:21am: temp 34, wind W 3 to 5 mph, dew point 26, humidity 70%. Normal 60/38. Today is The Full Moon for April which is called The Pink Moon. There are a lot of other names: The Moon of Red Grass Appearing, Egg, Sugar Maker, Seed, Budding, New Shoots, Awakening and The Paschel Moon. Leave it to The Catholic Church to plan its most holy day around the Full Moon. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 7:34pm. |
| 2025-04-11 | 4:42 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-10-25: High 58, Low 34, wind N, NE & E and an occasional SE calm-14 mph w/gusts 21 mph, no precip. Today at 4:42am: temp 39, wind N 7 mph, dew point 34, humidity 79%, wind chill 34. Normal 60/38. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 7:33pm. |
| 2025-04-10 | 4:44 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-09-25: High 53, Low 32, wind S, SE, E & NE 3-26 mph w/gusts 33 mph. Light rain mid morning 0.01 in my gauge. Downtown and S Ottawa got more rain. Grand Ridge 0.04. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind ENE 4 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 35, humidity 98% and FOGGY conditions settling in. Normal 59/37. Record Low 18/2018. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 7:31pm. Civil Twilight 5:56am and 8pm.
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| 2025-04-09 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-08-25: High 46, Low 24, healthy morning frost on rooftop cars and grass, wind N, NW, W & E calm-12 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind SE 10 mph, wind chill 28, dew point 28, humidity 74%. Normal 59/37. Sunrise 6:26am, Sunset 7:30pm. |
| 2025-04-08 | 4:55 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-07-25: High 47, Low 29, coldest wind chill 24, wind SW, W, NW, N, NE & E 2-24 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip.
Today at 4:55am: temp 26, wind ENE 3 mph, dew point 22, humidity 86%. Normal 58/36. Records: 84/2001 and 18/1996. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 7:29pm. Civil Twilight 5:59am and 7:58pm. |
| 2025-04-07 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-06-25: High 53, Low 34, wind NE, N, NW, W & SW calm-13 mph w/gusts 19 mph, no precip. Everyone but me cut their grass yesterday afternoon. At 3am rivers basically holding. Fox River in Dayton 8.23/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 18.51/flood stage 20. Today at 4:43aam: temp 36, wind SW 7 mph w/gusts 10 mph, dew point 25, humidity 74%, wind chill 30. Normal 58/36. We will be below average this week. Warm up for Holy Week. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 7:28pm. |
| 2025-04-06 | 6:14 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-05-25: High 53, Low 39, wind N & NW 3-20 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no precip. Today at 6:14am: temp 34, wind N 3 to 5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 64%. Normal 57/36. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 7:27pm. Civil Twilight 6:02am and 7:55pm. |
| 2025-04-05 | 5:46 AM | 0.23 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-04-25: High 62, Low 35, patchy morning rooftop frost, wind N, NE & E calm-19 mph w/gusts 23 mph. Light afternoon rain turning steady overnight. 0.23 in my gauge. Today at 5:46am: temp 40, wind N 6 mph w/gusts 12 mph, wind chill 36, dew point 37, humidity 93%. Normal 57/35. Two more fish fries to go at Shoreline Boat Club. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 7:26pm. |
| 2025-04-04 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-03-25: High 55 (12:01am) Low 39 (11:55pm) wind W & NW calm-20 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no rain. At 3am IL River in LaSalle 18.64/flood stage 20, might be cresting. Today at 4:44am: temp 37, wind NE 6 to 7 mph, wind chill 32, dew point 33, humidity 85%. Normal 56/35. Records: 84/2012 and 13/1975. Sunrise 6:34am, Sunset 7:25pm. Civil Twilight 6:06am and 7:53pm. |
| 2025-04-03 | 4:44 AM | 0.88 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-02-25: High 72, Low 43, wind E, SE, S, SW & W calm-27 mph w/gusts 36 mph. Lots of rain. 0.88 after observation and total for yesterday 1.30 in my gauge. At 3:45am Fox River in Dayton 8.31 and rising/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 16.13 and rising/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 47, wind W 7 to 9 mph, dew point 42, humidity 83%, wind chill 43. Normal 56/35. Records: 80/1956 and 19/1975. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 7:24pm. |
| 2025-04-02 | 6:44 AM | 0.42 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 04-01-25: High 47, Low 27, healthy morning frost, wind E and some SE calm-25 mph w/gusts 37 mph. Rain this morning. The lions share between 4:30 and 6am 0.42 in my gauge. Today at 6:44am: temp 45, wind ESE 7 mph w/gusts 14 mph, dew point 42, humidity 96%, wind chill 41. Normal 56/34. Sunrise 6:37am, Sunset 7:23pm. **Correction @ 8:14am**
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| 2025-04-01 | 5:14 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-31-25: High 51, Low 34, wind W, NW, N & NE calm-20 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. March gauge reading 4.24 and snowfall 4 inches. Today at 5:14am: temp 29, wind calm, dew point 26, humidity 88%. Normal 55/34. A lot of rain coming tonight and tomorrow and another round of keep an eye to the sky. Make sure your weather radio has fresh batteries for spring and summer season and phones are charged up. Tomorrow could be rough. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 7:22pm. |
| 2025-03-31 | 4:54 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-30-25: High 75 (12:30pm) then started to fall, Low 42, wind S, SW & W 5-31 mph w/gusts 39 mph, some drizzle here and there equals Trace reading. Major weather was East of Ottawa. Today at 4:54am: light drizzle has come and gone now in Dayton, temp 36, wind NW 10 to 12 mph, dew point 30, humidity 83%, wind chill 28. Normal 55/34. Last day of March. Sunrise 6:40am, Sunset 7:21pm. Civil Twilight 6:13am and 7:49pm. |
| 2025-03-30 | 5:14 AM | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-29-25: High 72, Low 58, wind SW, S & SE 4-20 mph w/gusts 26 mph. Rain just before midnight 0.02 in my gauge. Today at 5:14am: temp 62, wind SSE 8 mph w/gusts 15 mph, dew point 59, humidity 94%. Normal 54/33. Records: 85/1986 and 12/1969. Looking ahead: Tues and Wed 0.96 rain coming our way. Yesterday I could hear someone cutting their grass! Keep an eye to the sky this afternoon. Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 7:20pm. |
| 2025-03-29 | 5:34 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-28-25: High 81, Low 47, wind SE, S & SW 2-31 mph w/gusts 42 mph. Late morning rain that wet the drive, sidewalk and street 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 5:34am: temp 58, wind SSW 7 mph, dew point 50, humidity 72%. Normal 54/33. Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 7:18pm. **Additional Remark @ 6:51am** RIP Arrows. 11 years ago today. |
| 2025-03-28 | 5:24 AM | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 03-27-25: High 54, Low 43. wind SW, S, SE & E calm-14 mph w/gusts 18 mph. Rain around 1pm thru 2:30pm heavier S of the river 0.06 in my gauge. Thunderstorm in the area around 2am this morning nothing in my gauge stronger N of N 33rd road. Serena 0.16 reading. Today at 5:24am: temp 48, wind ESE 3 mph w/gusts 8 mph, "W" flag flying, dew point 43, humidity 84%. Normal 53/33. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 7:17pm. |
| 2025-03-27 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-26-25: High 57, Low 33, wind NW, W & SW calm-15 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 44, wind currently calm, dew point 33, humidity 65%. Normal 53/32. The next 10 days we'll get 1.85 inches of rain per W/U. We now have 24 days before Easter. Sunrise 6:47am, Sunset 7:16pm. Civil Twilight 6:19am and 7:44pm. |
| 2025-03-26 | 4:44 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-25-25: High 53, Low 33, wind W & NW calm-17 mph w/gusts 24 mph. 9:30am light drizzle 0.01 in my gauge. More rain south of the river. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind W 6 mph, dew point 26, humidity 72%, wind chill 30. Normal 52/32. Yesterday was pretty much a seasonal day. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 7:15pm. Time to move the snowblower to the back of the garage and bring the lawnmower up front. Its tuned up and ready. |
| 2025-03-25 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-24-25: High 51, Low 33, wind W 2-25 mph w/gusts 34 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind W 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 29, humidity 75%. Normal 52/32. Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 7:14pm. Civil Twilight 6:23am and 7:42pm. Grass/Yard turning green. It will need cutting (in spots) in about 2 weeks. |
| 2025-03-24 | 4:44 AM | 0.17 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-23-25: High 50, Low 34, coldest wind SE, S, SW & W
5-34 mph w/gusts 45 mph. Afternoon rain 0.17 in my gauge.
Today at 4:44am: temp 34, wind W 16 mph w/gusts 26 mph, wind chill 24, dew point 25, humidity 73%. Normal 51/32. Sunrise 6:52am, Sunset 7:13pm. Civil Twilight 6:25am and 7:41pm. |
| 2025-03-23 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-22-25: High 49, Low 32, wind W, NW & SE calm-17 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:54am: temp 39, wind SE 10 mph w/gusts 15 mph, wind chill 32, dew point 25, humidity 62%. Normal 51/31. Rain today around a quarter of an inch and wind gusts near 50 mph tonight. Sunrise 6:54am, Sunset 7:12pm. |
| 2025-03-22 | 6:18 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-21-25: High 61, Low 30, wind S, SW & W 2-27 mph w/gusts 34 mph, no precip. Yesterday I washed the brown rain spots off my car. Rivers holding and receding. Today at 6:18am: temp 32, wind WNW 11 mph w/gusts 17 mph, dew point 25, humidity 74%, wind chill 23. Normal 50/31. Record High 85/2012. Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 7:11pm. |
| 2025-03-21 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-20-25: High 42, Low 31, coldest wind chill 20, wind NW, W & SW 4-21 mph w/gusts 26 mph, no precip and a lot of melting occurred. At 3am Fox River in Dayton 9.07/flood stage 12. Today at 4:44am: temp 32, wind S 7 to 9 mph, dew point 25, humidity 84%, wind chill 26. Normal 50/31. Records: 83/2012 and 10/1960. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 7:10pm. Civil Twilight 6:30am and 7:37pm. |
| 2025-03-20 | 6:49 AM | 1.60 | 2.5 | 0.44 | 2.5 | 0.44 | | 03-19-25: High 64, Low 36, wind S, SE, E, NE, NW & N
calm-25 mph w/gusts 34 mph. Gauge catch 1.60 Brown Rain up to midnight 1.16 Snow 2.5 inches of Heart Attack Snow SWE 0.44 either way that is a lot of moisture out there waiting to go into the river. At 5:45am Fox River in Dayton 7.53/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 15.05/flood stage 20. Both rising. Happy Spring Equinox. Nothing like coming home from Aruba to this! Today at 6:49am: temp 32, wind NNW 10 mph w/gusts 22 mph, dew point 28, humidity 86%. Normal 50/30. Recap: Rice size hail around 4:15pm. Brown rain yesterday. My white car is brown. Tornadoes or high winds in the Chicago area yesterday. Channel 7 has the best looking weather person!! Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 7:09pm. |
| 2025-03-19 | 10:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-03-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | 1.0 | 0.08 | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-03-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.12 | 0.5 | 0.12 | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-03-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.34 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-03-14 | 9:10 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2025-03-13 | 0:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-12-25: High 64, Low 33. Today at 12:59am: temp 39, wind NE 5 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 27, humidity 64%. Normal 46/28. Full Moon for March is tomorrow 1:56am which is called The Worm Moon. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 7:01pm. Keep an eye on Friday night?? |
| 2025-03-12 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-11-25: High 59, Low 35, wind SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-22 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 36, wind E 9 mph w/gusts 11 mph, wind chill 29, dew point 27, humidity 73%. Normal 46/28. Record High 75/1990. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 7pm. Civil Twilight 6:45am and 7:27pm. Welcome Back Jay. I can only listen to Rod for so long! |
| 2025-03-11 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 03-10-25: High 70, Low 35, wind W, SW and some S calm-18 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 45, wwind SW 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 33, humidity 58%. Normal 45/28. Records: 76/1972 and 5/1979. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 6:59pm. Civil Twilight 6:46am and 7:26pm. |
| 2025-03-10 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-09-25: High 60, Low 29, wind SW & W calm-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 38, wind SW 2 to 4 mph, dew point 28, humidity 72%. Normal 45/27. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 6:58pm. Civil Twilight 6:48am and 7:25pm. |
| 2025-03-09 | 5:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-08-25: High 51, Low 27, wind NW, W & SW calm-20 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no precip but heavy morning frost. Today at 5:59am: temp 30, wind SW 2 to 4 mph, dew point 25, humidity 84%. Normal 33/27. Records: 79/2000 and 1/1996. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 6:57pm. Civil Twilight 6:50am and 7:24pm. |
| 2025-03-08 | 5:44 AM | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-07-25: High 38, Low 31, wind SW, S, SE, E, NE, N, NW & W calm-12 mph w/gusts 17 mph. Precip 75% snow 25% rain (my guess) snow melted on impact. For 30 minutes my deck was sugar coated. This snow event was actually an inverted rain event. Hopefully our last. At 3am rivers have crested and slowly lowering and below flood stage. Today at 5:44am: temp 28, wind WNW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 25, humidity 86%. Normal 44/26. Record high 78/2000. Today is the last day of 2024/2025 Standard Time. Spring ahead tonight! Is it time to move snowblower to the back of the garage and bring the lawnmower forward? Sunrise 6:14am, Sunset 5:55pm. Civil Twilight 5:51am & 6:23pm. |
| 2025-03-07 | 5:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-06-25: High 41, Low 26, coldest wind chill 17, wind NW, W & SW calm-23 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 5:15am: temp 34, wind calm, dew point 29, humidity 88%. Normal 43/26. Sunrise 6:21am, Sunset 5:54pm. Don't forget to "spring ahead" this weekend. |
| 2025-03-06 | 4:44 AM | 0.07 | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-05-25: High 49, Low 32, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW & N
4-25 mph w/gusts 36 mph. Gauge 0.07 from rain. 4pm brief snow showers which was a trace and melted upon impact. At 3am Fox River in Dayton 7.95/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 16.88/flood stage 20. Both rivers are rising. Today at 4:44am: temp 27, wind W 8 mph w/gusts 14 mph, wind chill 19, dew point 22, humidity 79%. Normal 43/26. Sunrise 6:22am, Sunset 5:53pm. |
| 2025-03-05 | 4:44 AM | 1.21 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-04-25: High 49, Low 43, wind SW, S, SE & E calm-20 mph w/gusts 29 mph. Rain 1.21 and include yesterdays catch I have a total of 1.60 in my gauge. At 3am Fox River in Dayton 6.84/flood stage 12. IL River in LaSalle 12.90/flood stage 20. Today at 4:44am: temp 47, wind S 7 mph, dew point 45, humidity 97%, wind chill 44. Normal 42/25. Temp to crash later and possible snow showers in the forecast. 4 days left of Standard Time. Sunrise 6:24am, Sunset 5:52pm. Civil Twilight 5:56am and 6:20pm. Happy Ash Wednesday. |
| 2025-03-04 | 6:58 AM | 0.39 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 03-03-25: High 55, Low 32, wind SE & S 2-20 mph w/gusts 25 mph. Rain started 4am this morning 0.39 at 7am. Today at 6:58am: light drizzle at this moment, more rain on the way, temp 45, wind SE 3 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 43, humidity 93%. Normal 42/25. Sunrise 6:25am, Sunset 5:51pm. |
| 2025-03-03 | 4:36 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-02-25: High 40, Low 15, wind vrbl turning S & SE
calm-9 mph w/gusts 13 mph, no precip. Today at 4:36am: temp 33, wind SSE 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, dew point 22, humidity 64%, wind chill 26. Normal 42/25. Rain is in the forecast tonight thru Wednesday. NWS 1.17 and W/U 1.54 thats a lot of rain coming our way! Fat Tuesday is tomorrow and 14 days before we all turn green. Sunrise 6:27am, Sunset 5:50pm. |
| 2025-03-02 | 4:37 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 03-01-25: High 33 (12:01am) Low 19, coldest wind chill 14, wind N & NW calm-21 mph w/gusts 26 mph, no precip. Today at 4:37am: temp 16, wind WSW calm to 2 mph, dew point 11, humidity 82%. Normal 41/24. Records: 75/1992 and minus 9/2014. Sunrise 6:29am, Sunset 5:48pm. Civil Twilight 6:01am and 6:16pm. |
| 2025-03-01 | 5:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-28-25: High 60, Low 31, wind S, SW & W 4-30 mph w/gusts 42 mph, no precip. Ice on The Fox River broke free Thursday morning, IL River has been wide open. Welcome to the 1st day of Meteorological Spring. Today at 5:44am: temp 26, wind N 11 mph w/gusts 18 mph, dew point 14, humidity 58%, wind chill 15. Normal 41/24. Record High 70/2000. February Rain 1.09 Snow 2.5 a dry month. Sunrise 6:30am, Sunset 5:47pm. Total Snow for Dec thru Feb 8.6 |
| 2025-02-28 | 4:54 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-27-25: High 51, Low 34, wind W & SW 5-27 mph w/gusts 36 mph, no precip. It has been 8 years since The Ottawa/Naplate Tornado. Where were you on that day? Today at 4:54am: temp 35, wind SSW 10 mph, dew point 27, humidity 79%, wind chill 28. Normal 40/24. Its the last day of Meteorological Winter. Sunrise 6:32am, Sunset 5:46pm. |
| 2025-02-27 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-26-25: High 55, Low 33, wind SE, E, W & NW calm-16 mph w/gusts 21 mph, no precip that I can tell. Today at 4:59am: temp 34, wind W 8 to 10 mph, dew point 33, humidity 94%, wind chill 27. Normal 40/23. Record 72/2024. New Moon. 5 days before Fat Tuesday and 9 days before DST. Sunrise 6:33am, Sunset 5:45pm. Civil Twilight 6:05am & 6:13pm. |
| 2025-02-26 | 4:54 AM | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-25-25: High 55, Low 32, wind SW, W, NW & SE calm-13 mph w/gusts 18 mph. Rain this morning 0.03 in my gauge more in South Ottawa per the radar and local readings. Today at 4:54am: temp 38, wind ESE 4 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 34, humidity 86%, wind chill 35. Normal 39/23. Warm a year ago but the record goes back to 2000/73 degrees. Sunrise 6:35am, Sunset 5:44pm. I wish they'd make it one or the other. Standard or DST. |
| 2025-02-25 | 4:39 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-24-25: High 60, Low 35, wind S, SW, W turning vrbl
calm-15 mph w/gusts 21 mph, a couple of drops of rain overnight. Last night I broke out the grill and cooked outside, first cookout of the year. Today at 4:39am: temp 33, wind SSW 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 30, humidity 91%. Normal 39/22. Four days left of Meteorological Winter. Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 5:43pm. |
| 2025-02-24 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-23-25: High 52, Low 20, coldest wind chill 14, wind SW & S calm-14 mph w/gusts 19 mph, no precip. All snow has melted except for where it was plowed and piled. Today at 4:44am: temp 38, wind SSW 11 mph, wind chill 30, dew point 30, humidity 71%. Normal 38/22. Nuke plant E of Grand Ridge has its own weather this morning per the radar. Sunrise 6:38am, Sunset 5:41pm. Civil Twilight 6:10am & 6:09pm. |
| 2025-02-23 | 4:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-22-25: High 39, Low 11, wind honorable mention (S & W) mainly SW 2-20 mph w/gusts 26 mph, no precip. Today at 4:39am: temp 20, wind SSW 3 to 4 mph, dew point 16, humidity 77%. Normal 38/22. Sunrise 6:39am, Sunset 5:40pm. |
| 2025-02-22 | 5:18 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-21-25: High 31, Low 5, coldest wind chill minus 5, wind W, SW & S calm-11 mph w/gusts 14 mph, no precip and what little snow is left on the ground is quickly disappearing. Today at 5:18am: temp 12, wind SW 3 mph w/gusts 6 mph, dew point 6, humidity 79%. Normal 38/21. 7 days before Meteorological Spring and 15 days before DST. Sunrise 6:41am, Sunset 5:39pm. |
| 2025-02-21 | 5:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-20-25: High 21, Low minus 2, coldest wind chill minus 18, wind W 3-15 mph w/gusts 21 mph, no precip. Yesterday was the 1st spring training game of the year. Cubs 12 Dodgers 4. Today at 5:24am: temp 6, wind W 2 to 4 mph, dew point 2, humidity 82%. Normal 37/21. I got excited hearing todays forecasted high of 30! Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 5:38pm. Civil Twilight 6:14am and 6:06pm. |
| 2025-02-20 | 5:39 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-19-25: High 15, Low 4, coldest wind chill minus 10, wind N, NW & W 4-15 mph w/gusts 20 mph, no precip. Rivers=ICE. Today at 5:39am: temp minus 1, wind WNW 7 mph w/gusts 11 mph, wind chill minus 15, dew point minus 7, humidity 73%. Normal 37/21. Record High 68/2017. Saturday the worm starts to turn! Sunrise 6:44am, Sunset 5:37pm. |
| 2025-02-19 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-18-25: High 12, Low minus 5, coldest wind chill minus 21, wind NW & N 3-15 mph w/gusts 18 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 6, wind WNW 6 mph, dew point minus 5, humidity 62%, wind chill minus 4. Normal 36/20. Countdown Time: 10 days before Meteorological Spring, 14 days before Ash Wednesday, 18 days before DST, 26 days before St Pat's Day. Sunrise 6:45am, Sunset 5:35pm. Civil Twilight 6:17am & 6:04pm. |
| 2025-02-18 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-17-25: High 11, Low 0, warmest wind chill minus 5, coldest wind chill minus 15, wind W & NW 4-19 mph w/gusts 27 mph, no snow. Today at 4:59am: temp minus 4, wind NNW 9 to 11 mph, WIND CHILL minus 20, dew point minus 12, humidity 63%. Normal 36/20. Think Monday and +40 degrees! Sunrise 6:46am, Sunset 5:34pm. 19 days left of Standard Time. **EDIT 6:43am** |
| 2025-02-17 | 4:39 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 02-16-25: High 27 (12:01am) Low 5, coldest wind chill minus 9, wind N, NW & W 7-23 mph w/gusts 28 mph. Mid morning a couple of flakes in the air. Today at 4:39am: temp 3, wind W 7 to 9 mph, wind chill minus 10, dew point minus 4, humidity 73%. Normal 36/20. Records: 68/2017 and minus 13/1903. Sunrise 6:48am, Sunset 5:33pm, Civil Twilight 6:01pm. |
| 2025-02-16 | 6:24 AM | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 02-15-25: High 36, Low 27, wind SE, E, NE, NW & N
calm-19 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Afternoon light drizzle/rain, no snow no sleet no ice no outs 0.01 in my gauge. Today at 6:24am: temp 25, wind NNW 17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, wind chill 12, dew point 20, humidity 79%, lake effect snow east of Ottawa. Normal 35/19. Records: 61/1984 and minus 10/2021. Sunrise 6:49am, Sunset 5:32pm, Civil Twilight 6pm. |
| 2025-02-15 | 5:53 AM | 0.11 | 1.3 | 0.11 | NA | NA | | 02-14-25: High 28, Low minus 3, coldest wind chill minus 8, wind E & SE calm-20 mph w/gusts 24 mph. Snow after 6pm thru 7:45pm 1.3 inches and 0.11 melted. Drove back from Marseilles during snow event. No plows and drivers didn't know where center line was. A few cars on the side of the road or in ditch. Our street was finally plowed at midnight. Today at 5:53am: temp 29, wind ESE 4 mph, dew point 22, humidity 80%. Normal 38/19. Arctic air this coming week. W/U showing 40 next Monday. (Hope) Sunrise 6:51am, Sunset 5:30pm, Civil Twilight 5:59pm. |
| 2025-02-14 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 02-13-25: High 22 (12:01am) Low 3, coldest wind chill minus 7, wind NW & W calm-16 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 0, wind calm, dew point minus 5, humidity 77%. Normal 35/18. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 5:29pm. Happy Valentines Day. |
| 2025-02-13 | 6:19 AM | 0.13 | 1.2 | 0.13 | 1.2 | 0.13 | | 02-11-25: High 29, Low 18, coldest wind chill 5, wind E, NE, N & NW calm-19 mph w/gusts 23 mph. Snow 1.2 on the ground. Kudos to W/U for having the balls to call a lower amount while the other forecasts were calling higher amounts. Shame on A/W who tends to be out in right field. (steps down from soapbox). Today at 6:19am: temp 13, wind NW 14 mph, wind chill minus 3, dew point 9, humidity 80%. Normal 34/18. Monday thru Friday Arctic Air settling in for a while. Sunrise 6:53am, Sunset 5:28pm. |
| 2025-02-12 | 4:47 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 02-11-25: High 29 (twice) Low 22, coldest wind chill 9, wind N & NE calm-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Trace of snow this morning in the wee hours. A light dusting along the side of my driveway and sidewalks. Today at 4:47am:
temp 20, wind NE 11 mph w/gusts 19 mph, dew point 14, humidity 79%, wind chill 8, no snow at this moment. Normal 34/18. Snow forecast @ 3am for today: W/U 2.5 and NWS 3.5 and ole A/W at 4.7 inches. Today is The Full Moon for February which is called The Snow Moon. Other names include: The Hungry Moon, Bear, Ice and The Sleet Moon. Sunrise 6:55am, Sunset 5:27pm. |
| 2025-02-11 | 5:13 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-10-25: High 37, Low 12, coldest wind chill 6, wind SW, W & N calm-9 mph, no precip. We have a winter snow storm coming our way tomorrow. Here are the forecasted snow amounts at 5am this morning: NWS 6.7 and A/W 8 here comes the kicker! W/U 2.8 inches. Typo, good gummie or weather noids? Today at 5:13am: temp 25, wind NNE 16 mph, wind chill 12, dew point 17, humidity 71%. Normal 34/18. Next 10 days below average and very COLD!
Sunrise 6:56am, Sunset 5:26pm. COME ON W/U!!! (just in case the snowblower is ready) |
| 2025-02-10 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-09-25: High 32, Low 18, coldest wind chill 11, wind NW & W calm-13 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 15, wind WSW 4 mph, dew point 8, humidity 74%. Normal 33/17. Winter kicks in this week! Today will be the warmest day out of the next 10 because we're going below average after today. Wednesday snow: NWS 6.8 and W/U 4.9 and A/W 3 to 6 inches with wind gusts 22 mph, then we'll get it again on Fri night into Saturday. Sunrise 6:57am, Sunset 5:24pm. |
| 2025-02-09 | 5:24 AM | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-08-25: High 32, Low 27, wind E, N, NW & W 2-17 w/gusts 21 mph. Weather event went E & NE of Ottawa. "Sort" of followed Route 55. Early afternoon we got clipped by snow flurries, no ice. Trace reading and one drop in my gauge after melting. Today at 5:24am: temp 25, wind NW 7 mph w/gusts 13 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 18, humidity 71%. Normal 33/17. Looking ahead: Snow Wed 3.3 and Fri thru Sat 4.9 inches. Thur Sun & Mon COLD! Back in mid January Farm Radio was calling for a wet February. Sunrise 6:58am, Sunset 5:23pm. Today Cubs Pitchers and Catchers report to Spring Training Camp. All other players by 02/14. |
| 2025-02-08 | 5:53 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-07-25: High 34, Low 20, coldest wind chill 11, wind NW, N, vrbl out of the E turning E calm-16 mph w/gusts 21 mph, no precip. Today at 5:53am: temp 30, wind ENE 10 mph, wind chill 21, dew point 18, humidity 64%. Normal 33/17. Be careful out there today if we get that freezing rain. NWS 0.04 and W/U saying just patchy. I hope W/U is right. Sunrise 6:59am, Sunset 5:22pm, Civil Twilight 5:54pm. 6 days before Valentine's Day. |
| 2025-02-07 | 4:46 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-06-25: High 39, Low 27, coldest wind chill 17, wind W & NW calm-22 mph w/gusts 30 mph, no precip. Today at 4:46am: temp 20, wind NW 4 mph w/gusts 8 mph, wind chill 14, dew point 10, humidity 62%. Normal 32/16. Sunrise 7am !!! Sunset 5:21pm. |
| 2025-02-06 | 5:14 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 02-05-25: High 32, Low 23, coldest wind chill 14, wind N, NE, E & SE 3-18 mph w/gusts 23 mph. Drizzle, freezing drizzle and mist over night. Freezing rain/drizzle accumulation on my gauge was paper thin. Mailbox and tree branches was heavier but not by much. Under 1/10 The driveway, deck and sidewalks are ice rinks and deadly, be careful! City salt truck came by around midnight. Neighborhood road/streets treated and are OK. Today at 6:14am: temp 31, wind W 11 mph w/gusts 18 mph, dew point 29, humidity 92%, wind chill 22. Normal 32/16. Forecast of 41 degrees should get rid of this! Roads OK but be careful getting to and out of your vehicle. Sunrise 7:02am, Sunset 5:19pm, Civil Twilight 5:48pm. **EDIT 6:50am** |
| 2025-02-05 | 4:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-04-25: High 33 (12:01am) Low 23, coldest wind chill 13, wind NW, N, NE & E 2-18 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no precip. Today at 4:43am: temp 25, wind ENE 7 mph, dew point 19, humidity 79%, wind chill 17. Normal 32/16. In the past 2 days I'm noticing a lot of Robins have returned to town. We'll see how they like it later today with the freezing rain. NWS 0.02 and A/W 0.04 in the forecast. Sunrise 7:03am, Sunset 5:18pm. |
| 2025-02-04 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-03-25: High 57, Low 33, wind SE, S, SW, W, NW, N & NE calm-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip but fog around 3pm and during the peak winds. Temp started to drop after 2pm. Today at 4:59am: temp 29, wind NW 3 mph w/gusts 7 mph, dew point 24, humidity 80%. Normal 32/16. Except for Thurs we will be around or slightly below normal/average temps. Ice later tomorrow?? Sunrise 7:04am, Sunset 5:17pm. |
| 2025-02-03 | 4:38 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-02-25: High 51, Low 33, coldest wind chill 24, wind SE, S, vrbl, E, SE & S calm-21 mph, no precip. Talking about this years lack of snow is like talking about a no hitter while the game is still being played. So I'm not going to talk about it. Today at 4:38am: temp 38, wind SSE 3 mph, dew point 36, humidity 96%. Normal 32/16. Todays forecast is 56. Records: 58/1931 and minus 21/1996. Approx 7 days before Cubs Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training camp. Sunrise 7:05am, Sunset 5:15pm. |
| 2025-02-02 | 5:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 02-01-25: High 47, Low 27, wind NE, E & SE calm-19 w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 5:59am: temp 34, wind SSE 4 mph w/gusts 9 mph, dew point 31, humidity 88%, wind chill 30. Normal 32/15. We've gained 2 degrees on the average high temp. 27 days before Meteorological Spring. Sunrise 7:06am, Sunset 5:14pm. Happy Groundhog Day! Happy Groundhog Day! |
| 2025-02-01 | 5:42 AM | 0.78 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-31-25: High 41, Low 30, wind E, NE & E calm-16 mph w/gusts 23 mph. Rain after observation 0.78 and rain was over by 3:25pm total 0.96 in my gauge. Rivers appear to be OK. Sump Pump very busy. Total rain for January 1.36 and snow 4.5 inches. Welcome to February the last month of Meteorological Winter and the longest month of the year. Today at 5:42am: temp 28, wind NE 4 to 6 mph, dew point 24, humidity 90%. Normal 31/15. Records: 68/1989 and minus 14/1996. Sunrise 7:07am, Sunset 5:13pm. Sonny and Cher sez 1 day before Groundhog Day! |
| 2025-01-31 | 6:58 AM | 0.18 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-30-25: High 48, Low 24, wind S, SE & E calm-15 mph w/gusts 22 mph. Rain yesterday late afternoon off and on and this morning 0.18 in my gauge. Very foggy over night. Today at 6:58am: temp 39, wind NE 12 mph, wind chill 31, dew point 38, humidity 99% and its raining. Normal 31/15. Records: 55/1988 and minus 18/2019. Phil sez 2 days before Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:08am, Sunset 5:12pm. **UPDATE 7:19am first thunder of the year just occurred** |
| 2025-01-30 | 4:13 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-29-25: High 49, Low 29, wind W, NW, SW & S calm-17 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Today at 4:13am: temp 26, wind SSE 2 mph w/gusts 5 mph, dew point 21, humidity 81%. Normal 31/15. Record High 55/1974 and we might get close to it later today. Rain is in the forecast thru tomorrow. A/W 0.92 NWS 0.82 and W/U 0.73 The ground is frozen and there is still some ice in the waterways. Look Out creeks, streams and rivers! Sunrise 7:09am, Sunset 5:10pm, Civil Twilight 5:40pm. Rita sez 3 days before Groundhog Day. |
| 2025-01-29 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-28-25: High 51, Low 24, wind W & SW 3-25 mph w/gusts 36 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 35, wind W 9 mph w/gusts 12 mph, dew point 25, humidity 67%, wind chill 28. Normal 31/15. Larry sez 4 days before Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:10am, Sunset 5:09pm. |
| 2025-01-28 | 4:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-27-25: High 46, Low 12, coldest wind chill 4 (1:30am) wind SW & W 3-28 mph w/gusts 37 mph, upper winds very loud, no precip and snow is gone except for piles. Today at 4:59am: temp 28, wind W 7 to 9 mph, dew point 17, humidity 67%, wind chill 20. Normal 31/15. Records: 62/2002 and minus 21/1963. Mrs Lancaster sez 5 days before Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:11am, Sunset 5:08pm. |
| 2025-01-27 | 5:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-26-25: High 31, Low 16, coldest wind chill 6, wind NW, W & SW calm-12 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no precip. Today at 5:24am: temp 17, wind SW 5 mph w/gusts 10 mph, wind chill 10, dew point 6, humidity 65%. Normal 31/15. We have bottomed out on the normal/average temps and have gained a degree on the high and low!!! Take that Old Man Winter! Record Low minus 12/2014. Doris The Waitress sez 6 days before Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:12am, Sunset 5:07pm. *normal high and low averages provided by A/W* |
| 2025-01-26 | 5:19 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-25-25: High 44, Low 20, wind S, SW, W & NW 2-22 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 5:19am: temp 19, wind W 5 to 8 mph, dew point 12, humidity 73%, wind chill 13. Normal 30/14. Approx. 15 days before Cubs pitchers and catchers report. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:05pm. |
| 2025-01-25 | 5:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-24=25: High 25, Low minus 3, coldest wind chill minus 12, wind W, SW & S calm-16 mph w/gusts 21 mph. No precip. Today at 5:43am: temp 22, wind SSW 4 to 5 mph, dew point 14, humidity 67%, wind chill 16. Normal 30/14. Ned sez 8 days before Groundhog Day. Sunrise 7:13am, Sunset 5:04pm, Civil Twilight 5:34pm. |
| 2025-01-24 | 4:59 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 01-23-25: High 26 (4am) Low 4, coldest wind chill minus 7, wind SW, W, NW & N and not in that order 2-19 mph w/gusts 23 mph, trace of snow after my observation. Today at 4:59am: temp 0, wind vrbl out of the W 2 to 4 mph, dew point minus 4, humidity 84%. Normal 30/14. Records: 68/1967 and minus 14/1963. Sunrise 7:14am, Sunset 5:03pm. |
| 2025-01-23 | 6:14 AM | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.02 | | 01-22-25: High 28, Low 1, coldest wind chill minus 16, wind S, SW & W 3-22 mph w/gusts 26 mph. Trace of snow at 9am and this morning 1/4 of an inch, rounded down on 24 hr report because not over a quarter. Today at 6:14am: temp 26, wind WNW 8 mph w/gusts 11 mph, wind chill 17, dew point 21, humidity 86%. Normal 30/14. Sunrise 7:15am, Sunset 5:02pm. 10 days before Ground Hog Day. |
| 2025-01-22 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-21-25: High 3, Low minus 11, coldest wind chill minus 28, wind W, SW & S 3-18 mph w/gusts 23 mph, no snow. Today at 4:44am: temp 7, wind S 11 mph, wind chill minus 8, dew point minus 6, humidity 56%. Normal 30/14. It's that time of year when the next 7 to 10 days are on "average" the coldest of the year. The good news is Sat thru Fri will be above normal. Back to today, all weather forecasters calling for under a 1/2 inch of snow. Sunrise 7:16am and Sunrise is now at 5pm. |
| 2025-01-21 | 5:33 AM | T | T | T | T | T | | 01-20-25: High 13, Low minus 5, coldest wind chill minus 18, wind SW, W & NW 3-23 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Trace of snow. Flurries in the late evening, not even a dusting. Today at 5:33am: COLD! Temp minus 9, wind W 8 mph w/gusts 13 mph, wind chill minus 25, dew point minus 17, humidity 63%. Normal 30/14. Record Low minus 23/1985. Schools are closed today because of the cold. Teachers wanted another day off. Sunrise 7:16am, Sunset 4:59pm. Stay Warm and be careful out there. |
| 2025-01-20 | 5:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 01-19-25: High 16 (12:01am) Low minus 1 (11:57pm) coldest wind chill minus 14, wind NW & W 4-19 mph w/gusts 24 mph, no precip. Going to Mass I did feel ice crystals in the air. Today at 5:44am: temp minus 4, wind SW 6 mph, wind chill minus 17, dew point minus 10, humidity 70%. Normal 30/14. Coldest Low Ever minus 25/1985 minus 27 elsewhere. Sunrise 7:17am, Sunset 4:58pm, Civil Twilight 5:28pm. |
| 2025-01-19 | 5:59 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-18-25: High 37 (12:01am) Low 16 (11:59pm) coldest wind chill 3, wind NW & N 5-21 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Today at 5:59am: COLD! and it only going to get colder, temp 8, wind NW 12 mph, wind chill minus 8, dew point minus 4, humidity 56%. Normal 30/14 and we won't even be close. Records: 61/1996 and minus 20/1994. 14 days before Ground Hog Day and approximately 30 to 33 days before Pitchers and Catchers report to baseball spring training camp. #1 comment from people around me isn't the cold temps it's how much brighter it is at sunrise and sunset. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:57pm. Stay warm and be careful out there. |
| 2025-01-18 | 4:40 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-17-25: High 50, Low 21, coldest wind chill 13, wind S, SW, W & NW calm-20 mph w/gusts 28 mph, no precip. Yesterday OFD trained for ice/water rescue on our neighborhood pond. I'd hate to be the "rookie" who had to jump in. Snow 95% melted and gone except for piles and shaded areas. Today at 4:40am: temp 31, wind nw 11 mph, wind chill 22, dew point 24, humidity 73%. Normal 30/15. Record Low minus 20/1994. Stay warm. Sunrise 7:18am, Sunset 4:56pm. |
| 2025-01-17 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-16-25: High 39, Low 18, coldest wind chill 10, wind SW, W & NW calm-17 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no rain, no snow. Today at 4:44am: temp 23, wind S 6 mph, wind chill 15, dew point 20, humidity 89%. Normal 30/15. Forecast today for around 47 degrees. Artic blast coming Sun thru Tuesday then Wed thru Sun average to above average. Ridin' the roller coaster! Looking ahead, Farm Radio calling for a wet February. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:54pm. 16 days before Ground Hog Day. |
| 2025-01-16 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-15-25: High 19 (11:50pm) Low minus 5, coldest wind chill minus 14, wind W, SW & S calm-18 mph w/gusts 22 mph, no snow. Fox & IL Rivers Frozen. Today at 4:44am: temp 20, wind WSW 7 mph, dew point 14, humidity 81%, wind chill 11. Normal 30/15. Enjoy our little warm up today and tomorrow, Monday will be the coldest day of the year up to this point. BTW record Low for today minus 20/2009. Sunrise 7:19am, Sunset 4:53pm. |
| 2025-01-15 | 5:53 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 01-14-25: High 19, Low 1, coldest wind chill minus 12, wind SW, W & NW with a touch of N here and there, calm-17 mph w/gusts 25 mph. Trace of snow after observation. Today at 5:53am: temp minus 2, wind SW calm to 2 mph, dew point minus 4, humidity 82%. Normal 30/15. Thur and Fri above normal temps. Will this coming Monday be the coldest day of the year?? Fox and Illinois Rivers Frozen/Ice. Observations IL River: Vet Memorial Bridge E to Bulls Island and Starved Rock Yacht Club. Fox River observations: Main St Bridge to Shoreline Boat Club. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:52pm. |
| 2025-01-14 | 6:44 AM | 0.02 | 1.0 | 0.02 | NA | NA | | 01-13-25: High 18, Low 8, coldest wind chill minus 7, wind W & SW 3-22 mph w/gusts 27 mph. Snow this morning which appears to have ended. 1 inch. Welcome to the middle of Meteorological Winter! 19 days before Ground Hog Day. Today at 6:44am: temp 17, wind W 4 to 6 mph, dew point 11, humidity 85%, wind chill 11. Normal 30/15. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:51pm. |
| 2025-01-13 | 5:14 AM | 0.02 | 0.4 | 0.02 | NA | NA | | 01-12-25: High 35, Low 17, coldest wind chill 2, wind S, SW & W 5-25 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Snow after observation .4 which gives me a total of 2.7 of snow. Today at 5:14am: temp 9, wind W 12 mph w/gusts 19 mph, wind chill minus 6, dew point 3, humidity 70%. Normal 30/15. Record High 61/2005. Today is the 1st Full Moon of 2025 and the January Moon is called The Wolf Moon. Other names include: Stay Home Moon, Cold, Quiet and Moon After Yule. Sunrise 7:20am, Sunset 4:50pm. |
| 2025-01-12 | 5:47 AM | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.02 | NA | NA | | 01-11-25: High 30, Low 20, wind W, SW & S 2-16 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Snow this morning, a dusting which has ended. Today at 5:47am: temp 29, wind SSW 10 mph w/gusts 14 mph, wind chill 20, dew point 26, humidity 90%. Normal 30/15. Full Moon tomorrow. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:49pm. **EDIT & CORRECTION 6:53am** |
| 2025-01-11 | 6:43 AM | 0.08 | 0.9 | 0.08 | 2.2 | 0.15 | | 01-10-25: High 31, Low 20 (12:01am) wind S, SW, W & NW
2-13 mph. After observation .9 of new snow. Today at 6:43am: temp falling after 6am now 24 degrees, wind W 4 mph w/gusts 8 mph, dew point 21, humidity 87%. Normal 31/15. Records: 59/2018 and minus 15/1979. Another 1/2 inch in tomorrow mornings forecast and maybe some winter mix later?? Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:48pm. |
| 2025-01-10 | 7:44 AM | 0.07 | 1.3 | 0.07 | NA | NA | | 01-09-25: High 31, Low 7, coldest wind chill minus 3, wind SE & S calm-14 mph w/gusts 20 mph. Snow started around or about 4am and its coming down pretty good as I type this report. 1.3 inches on the ground and my gut feeling is we're heading for 2 inches easy. Today at 7:44am: temp 26, wind SSW 6 mph w/gusts 9 mph, dew point 24, humidity 96%, wind chill 19. Normal 31/16. Sunrise 7:21am, Sunset 4:47pm heading for 5. |
| 2025-01-09 | 4:46 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-08-25: High 26, Low 9, coldest wind chill 0, wind NW & W calm-13 mph w/gusts 16 mph, no snow. Speaking of snow: tonight and tomorrow mornings snow totals: NWS 1.5 and W/U 2 inches and A/W a dusting to an inch. Today at 4:46am: temp 10, wind calm, dew point 4, humidity 76%. Normal 31/16. Records: 59/2003 and minus 9/1962. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:46pm. We gain a minute back tomorrow morning and we've gained back 20 minutes in the evening. |
| 2025-01-08 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-07-25: High 27, Low 8, coldest wind chill 2, wind W & NW calm-11 mph, no snow. Yard 90% snow free. Today at 4:44am: temp 16, wind WNW 3 to 5 mph, dew point 8, humidity 80%. Normal 31/16. Records: 65/2008 and minus 12/1979. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:45pm. |
| 2025-01-07 | 4:47 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-06-25: High 30, Low 18, coldest wind chill 4, wind N & NW 2-21 mph w/gusts 26 mph, no snow. Today at 4:47am: temp 13, wind WNW 7 mph, wind chill 2, dew point 8, humidity 82%. Normal 31/16. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:43pm. |
| 2025-01-06 | 5:13 AM | T | T | T | NA | NA | | 01-05-25: High 22, Low 16, coldest wind chill 3, wind N & NE 3-24 mph w/gusts 29 mph. The Big Bad Wolf Is Coming! Trace of snow overnight. Only way I know is that I reviewed security camera footage. A/W still calling for 1 to 2 inches. (really?) Today at 5:13am: temp 21, wind N 13 mph w/gusts 19 mph, dew point 16, humidity 85%, wind chill 8. Normal 31/16. Records: 54/2012 and minus 20/1999. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:42pm. |
| 2025-01-05 | 5:43 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-04-25: High 20, Low 7, coldest wind chill minus 6, wind NW & W 3-12 mph w/gusts 15 mph, no snow. Today at 5:43am: temp 16, wind N 6 mph w/gusts 9 mph, wind chill 8, dew point 6, humidity 68%. Normal 31/16. Records: 64/1997 and minus 20/1999. Less than 6 weeks before pitchers and catchers report. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:42pm. |
| 2025-01-04 | 6:24 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-03-25: High 22, Low 12, coldest wind chill 1, wind W
5-20 mph w/gusts 25 mph, no snow. Today at 6:24am: temp 7, wind WNW 7 to 9 mph, wind chill minus 5, dew point 3, humidity 82%. Normal 31/16. Record High 61/1998. Tomorrows forecast for the snow event: NWS 1/10, W/U 0 and A/W out in right field 1 to 2 inches. Another positive sidenote it's not going to be as cold as first forecasted. Coldest day is Wednesday 20/9. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:41pm. |
| 2025-01-03 | 4:37 AM | 0.06 | 0.6 | 0.06 | NA | NA | | 01-02-25: High 32, Low 20, coldest wind chill 9, wind SW, W & NW calm-11 mph. First snow of the new year just over 1/2 an inch @ .6 and gauge melt of 0.06 after it was all done. Today at 4:37am: temp 18, wind WNW 7 mph w/gusts 15 mph, wind chill 9, dew point 13, humidity 82%. Normal 32/17. Our next event is Sunday into Monday. It appears that S of us will get the lions share. Current forecast is for just under 2 inches. Central Illinois 7+ inches. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:40pm. |
| 2025-01-02 | 4:44 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 01-01-25: High 32, Low 25, coldest wind chill 13, wind W & NW 4-25 mph w/gusts 31 mph, no precip. Today at 4:44am: temp 26, wind W 6 mph, dew point 21, humidity 81%, wind chill 19. Normal 32/17. Snow later today. 1/2 inch to an inch in the forecast. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:39pm. |
| 2025-01-01 | 5:44 AM | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.00 | NA | NA | | 12-31-24: High 41 (in the early AM) Low 32, coldest wind chill 22, wind NE, N, NW & W 5-25 mph w/gusts 30 mph. Rain (no snow) after observation 0.11 in my gauge. Today at 5:44am: temp 28, wind WNW 13 mph w/gusts 20 mph, dew point 21, humidity 74%, wind chill 17. Normal 32/17. Record Low minus 16/2018. Welcome to the 2nd month of meteorological winter. Snow in the forecast for Thursday afternoon 1 inch and Sunday PM thru Monday AM 2.5 inches. December precip 1.69 and 41.53 for 2024. Sunrise 7:22am (minimum daylight) Sunset 4:38pm. Happy New Year! |