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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT)

Lat: 40.92°NLon: 88.62°WElev: 650ft.

Fair and Breezy

65°F

18°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed W 22 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.59 in
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 1:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Strawn IL

Red Flag Warning until February 18, 08:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until February 18, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Strawn IL
 40.63°N 88.34°W
Last Update:
12:11 pm CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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