Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lewis University Airport (KLOT)

Lat: 41.6°NLon: 88.1°WElev: 669ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed S 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 12:45 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Plainfield IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 73 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Low around 49. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Plainfield IL
 41.64°N 88.22°W
1:11 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
2pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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