Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:58 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
A cluster of storms moving through south central Illinois will be producing heavy rain in the Centralia...Salem...and Nashville areas through 10 PM this evening. Motorists should be alert for standing water on roadways.
5-day forecast
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Partly Cloudy
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Chance of T-storms
Chance of T-storms
79° | 58°
83° | 65°
88° | 70°
92° | 72°
88° | 70°
Current conditions
As of 9:12 PM CDT at Belleville, Illinois
Heavy Rain
Temperature:
70°
Wind:
NNE 5 mph
Dewpoint:
68°
Humidity:
94%
Visibility:
3.0 miles
Forecast
As of 8:38 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
Tonight...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible until midnight. Low in the lower 60s. Light wind during mid and late evening becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight.
Independence Day...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. High around 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon.
Friday Night...Mostly clear. Low around 60. Light wind.
Flood WarningIssued by the National Weather Service at 9:26 PM CDT on July 03, 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at St. Louis * until Thursday morning. * At 8 PM Thursday the stage was 37.8 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 30.0 feet. * Forecast... the river is forecast to continue slowly falling through the weekend and should fall below flood stage Wednesday.
Areal Flood AdvisoryIssued by the National Weather Service at 9:04 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* small stream flood advisory for... northeastern St. Clair County in southwest Illinois
* until 100 am CDT
* at 904 PM CDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated that an inch to 1.5 inches of rain had fallen over the past 2 hours... and an additional 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain was still possible over St. Clair County.
Small creeks and streams... particularly Silver Creek in northeast St. Clair County will be affected by this rain. Be especially cautious now that the sun has set as it is very difficult to judge the depth of water at night. If you encounter a flooded Road... don't take a chance. Turn around and find an alternate Route to your destination.
This advisory includes the cities of... Freeburg... Lebanon... Mascoutah... O'Fallon... Scott AFB... Shiloh and Swansea.
A small stream flood advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Move to higher ground.
