Strong to Severe Storms Expected Today

Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

534 FLUS43 KILX 121908 HWOILX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 208 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-131915- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler- Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott- Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- 208 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Temperatures will be seasonally warm at times through the upcoming week. Heat indices of 95 to 100 degrees are expected across most of the area Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Scattered thunderstorms are expected Tuesday into Wednesday, posing a threat for heavy rainfall and an isolated severe hazard. Unsettled weather continues through late in the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. $$ 25