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Decatur, IL
Right Now
77°
Sunny
- Humidity: 92%
- Feels Like: 77°
- Heat Index: 77°
- Wind: 9 mph
- Wind Chill: 77°
- UV Index: 6 High
- Sunrise: 06:01:12 AM
- Sunset: 08:01:12 PM
- Dew Point: 75°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Cloudy skies this morning followed by thunderstorms during the afternoon. High 86F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tonight
Scattered thunderstorms early, then variable clouds overnight with more showers at times. Low 67F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow
Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 79F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Precip
8 AM
78°
15%
8 AM
78°
Wind: SW @ 10 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 91%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 78°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
9 AM
79°
15%
9 AM
79°
Wind: SW @ 10 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 86°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
10 AM
80°
15%
10 AM
80°
Wind: SW @ 10 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 86%
Wind Chill: 80°
Heat Index: 88°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
11 AM
84°
15%
11 AM
84°
Wind: SW @ 12 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 84°
Heat Index: 93°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
12 PM
85°
15%
12 PM
85°
Wind: SW @ 11 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 85°
Heat Index: 95°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
1 PM
86°
15%
1 PM
86°
Wind: SW @ 12 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 97°
UV Index: 6 High
Visibility: 10 mi
2 PM
86°
16%
2 PM
86°
Wind: SW @ 13 mph
Precip: 16% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 97°
UV Index: 7 High
Visibility: 10 mi
3 PM
86°
30%
3 PM
86°
Wind: WSW @ 11 mph
Precip: 30% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 97°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 6 mi
4 PM
85°
59%
4 PM
85°
Wind: WSW @ 11 mph
Precip: 59% Chance
Humidity: 75%
Wind Chill: 85°
Heat Index: 95°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 6 mi
5 PM
84°
65%
5 PM
84°
Wind: W @ 10 mph
Precip: 65% Chance
Humidity: 81%
Wind Chill: 84°
Heat Index: 94°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 3 mi
6 PM
82°
51%
6 PM
82°
Wind: WNW @ 10 mph
Precip: 51% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 82°
Heat Index: 91°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
7 PM
81°
36%
7 PM
81°
Wind: NW @ 9 mph
Precip: 36% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 81°
Heat Index: 88°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
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Tonight's weather conditions in Decatur: A few clouds from time to time. Low 72F. Winds light and variable. Hot temperatures are predicted tomorrow. Temperatures are projected to be a scorcher tomorrow with temperatures reaching a high of 90, though luckily it will feel much cooler at . A 73…
In heat lightning you see the flash of light from the lightning, but you don’t hear the thunder the lightning produces.
Watch now: Flooding possible again in southern Illinois Friday, isolated storms for central Illinois
Heavy rain in spots could cause additional flooding in southern Illinois this afternoon. Track the rain today and see what Saturday and Sunday are looking like across Illinois in our latest forecast.
Heavy rain in spots could cause additional flooding in southern Illinois this afternoon. Track the rain today and see what Saturday and Sunday are looking like across Illinois in our latest forecast.
Decatur folks should be prepared for high temperatures. It looks to reach a warm 87 degrees. We'll see a low temperature of 72 degrees today. We'll see sunshine today, but also cloud cover at times. Models are suggesting a 24% chance of precipitation in today's outlook. Today's UV index is h…
This evening's outlook for Decatur: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low near 70F. Winds light and variable. Hot temperatures are predicted tomorrow. It looks to reach a warm 87 degrees. A 72-degree low is forecasted. We'll see…