Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:03 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
Through 930 PM...scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm will remain possible almost anywhere across west Kentucky... southern Illinois...southwest Indiana and southeast Missouri. Hourly rainfall totals in any thunderstorm could range from one to two tenths.
5-day forecast
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Chance of T-storms
Partly Cloudy
Clear
Chance of T-storms
Chance of T-storms
81° | 63°
85° | 63°
88° | 70°
90° | 72°
90° | 70°
Current conditions
As of 8:52 PM CDT at Carbondale, Illinois
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature:
70°
Wind:
East 4 mph
Dewpoint:
67°
Humidity:
90%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 3:17 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
Tonight...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Independence Day...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 mph in the evening becoming calm after midnight.
Flood WarningIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:26 PM CDT on July 03, 2008
... Flood Warning extended until Friday July 11... the Flood Warning continues for the big Muddy river near Murphysboro. * Until Friday July 11... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:45 PM Thursday the stage was 25.4 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 22.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by early Thursday morning. * Impact... at 24.0 feet... some minor flooding affects houses just downstream of bridge street in Murphysboro.
1006 am CDT Thu Jul 03 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. * Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 10 am Thursday the stage was 42.3 feet. * Major flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * Flood stage is 32.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 42.0 feet by tomorrow morning.
