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

Albertus Airport (KFEP)

Lat: 42.25°NLon: 89.58°WElev: 837ft.

Overcast

73°F

23°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 3:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Freeport IL

Extreme Heat Watch July 26, 09:00pm until July 27, 10:00pm
Heat Advisory July 26, 11:00am until July 26, 09:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Freeport IL
 42.27°N 89.59°W (Elev. 771 ft)
3:57 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
4am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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