Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT)

Lat: 40.92°NLon: 88.62°WElev: 650ft.

Fog/Mist

69°F

21°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 5:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Dwight IL

Heat Advisory July 26, 12:00pm until July 26, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 73. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Dwight IL
 41.1°N 88.52°W
3:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
5am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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