Darren Leeds

We avoided the severe weather threat on Thursday. We've received pockets of heavy rain, a few strong wind gusts, and some generic thunderstorms, but nothing severe. Local convection and instability were very limited as the warm front appeared to have beco... See more

We finally got the cool down we've been waiting for, after two days of record-breaking temperatures for mid-October. Wednesday's highs returned to the 70s, but we're still slightly above the average for this point in the year. We've got a significant temp... See more

It is a very warm start to the work week! This is also the latest point in the year when we've recorded a 90° temperature in Springfield. You can officially say we're dealing with record breaking heat across Central Illinois. Our record temperatures for t... See more

It's looking like a very quiet weather forecast for Central Illinois and the Midwest over the next seven days. We've been enjoying the beautiful Fall weather recently, and we've got more of the same in the forecast, but we are looking at a little warming ... See more

More of the same as the heat dome across the South continues its hold across much of the Central and Eastern US. The National Weather Service has extended the Extreme Heat Warnings through Saturday evening for our western and southern counties. We still h... See more