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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
435 PM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

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435 PM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Lingering thunderstorms are expected to diminish toward sunset.
Locally heavy rain is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Heat and humidity will continue on Saturday, with afternoon heat
index values peaking between 100 and 105 degrees. Another day with
heat indices around 100 is anticipated Monday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Saturday afternoon and
evening. There is some risk for locally damaging wind gusts with
strong to severe thunderstorms, primarily in the evening.

Storm chances return from Monday evening into Tuesday ahead of a
cold front. Strong to severe storms may occur.

Wildfire smoke is expected to begin moving into the area Saturday
night, persisting through Sunday night. This will result in degraded
air quality.

Lingering flooding on the Illinois River will subside late this
weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

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Geelhart