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

Greater Kankakee Airport (KIKK)

Lat: 41.07°NLon: 87.85°WElev: 617ft.

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity	83%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	30.02 in
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Jul 2:15 pm CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Essex IL

This Afternoon
High: 78 °F
Slight Chance
Drizzle
Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 94 °F
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 72 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of drizzle before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 85.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.