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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lewis University Airport (KLOT)

Lat: 41.6°NLon: 88.1°WElev: 669ft.

Fog

43°F

6°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.99 in
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Last update	5 Mar 8:45 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Plainfield IL

Dense Fog Advisory March 5, 08:58am until March 5, 12:00pm

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory March 5, 08:58am until March 5, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Thu
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 48 °F
Areas Showers
and Areas
Dense Fog
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Areas Fog
Friday
High: 73 °F
Showers
Likely and
Areas Fog
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 56 °F
Breezy.
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Saturday
High: 60 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then areas of drizzle between noon and 1pm. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Friday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and noon, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 56. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 44.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday

Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.