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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	21%
Wind Speed	W 24 G 35 mph
Barometer	29.59 in
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 12:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Blackstone 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
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Rain Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 34 °F
Rain Likely
then Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Friday
High: 42 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 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 42. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Rain likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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

Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. 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 60%.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night

A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.