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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lewis University Airport (KLOT)

Lat: 41.6°NLon: 88.1°WElev: 669ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	29.61 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	38°F (3°C)
Last update	15 Mar 5:45 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Plainfield IL

Wind Advisory March 15, 10:00am until March 15, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Today
High: 60 °F
Showers
Likely and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Rain/Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 24 °F⇓
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday Night
Low: 10 °F
Cloudy and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers likely between 1am and 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 23. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday Night

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.