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Oct. 14, 15, & 16, 2016
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR MCHENRY COUNTY SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR McHENRY COUNTY
A weak storm system will spread some cloud cover during the morning along with a few sprinkles. Clouds will exit by the afternoon allowing temperatures to increase above normal as winds shift out of the south. Rain chances will increase Wednesday along with a slight chance for thunder. Rain amounts will range from 0.25-0.50 of an inch.A chilly air mass will arrive Thursday.
TODAY
73 56
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Cloudy with afternoon showers
Mostly sunny and chilly
Mostly sunny and warmer
68 42
Few a.m. sprinkles; decreasing clouds
56 35
Galena
Freeport
72/54
72/56
Belvidere
73/57
Rockford
AIR QUALITY TODAY
0-50 Good, 51-100 Moderate, 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 Unhealthy 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301-500 Hazardous Source: Illinois EPA
Mostly cloudy and mild; showers
Mostly sunny and mild
70/56
71/57
70/57
75/58
Chicago
72/56
73/57
Orland Park 74/59 Hammond
La Salle
73/59
Joliet
76/59
Kewanee
Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
71/60
Aurora
74/57
77/58
72 55
Evanston
Oak Park
73/60
73/56
Sandwich
Davenport
72/58
St. Charles
73/56
Rock Falls
Arlington Heights Elgin
73/56
DeKalb
74/56
76/56
Waukegan
Crystal Lake
72/56
Clinton
70/57
McHenry
Hampshire
70 54
Kenosha
73/56
Savanna
Statistics through 4 p.m. yesterday
Main offender ................. particulates
Sun and clouds; more seasonable
68 58
Harvard
74/58
Dixon
8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
MONDAY
69/53
ALMANAC
UV INDEX
SUNDAY
Lake Geneva
76/57
TEMPERATURES High ................................................... 71° Low ................................................... 45° Normal high ....................................... 65° Normal low ........................................ 44° Record high .......................... 86° in 1962 Record low ........................... 27° in 1964 Peak wind .......................... SSE at 8 mph PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest............0.00” Month to date ................................. 1.22” Normal month to date ..................... 1.00” Year to date .................................. 29.96” Normal year to date ...................... 29.42”
61 44
SATURDAY
75/57
Michigan City
71/58
Gary
73/59 Valparaiso
Ottawa
76/59
76/59
73/56
Kankakee
75/57
FOX RIVER STAGES
NATIONAL WEATHER
Fld: flood stage. Prs: stage in feet at 7 a.m Monday. Chg: change in previous 24 hours. Station Fld Prs Chg
Algonquin Burlington, WI Fox Lake McHenry Montgomery New Munster, WI Nippersink Lake Waukesha
3 11 -4 13 11 -6
1.55 6.46 4.25 1.04 11.26 6.05 4.25 3.04
-0.02 none +0.01 -0.08 -0.01 +0.02 -0.01 -0.01
WEATHER HISTORY On Oct. 11, 1984, 25-foot waves off Vancouver Island, B.C., capsized eight fishing boats, killing five people.
POLLEN COUNT
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Yesterday
SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .......................... 7:02 a.m. Sunset today ........................... 6:17 p.m. Moonrise today ........................ 3:48 p.m. Moonset today ......................... 1:35 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow .................... 7:03 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ..................... 6:16 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow ................. 4:25 p.m. Moonset tomorrow .................. 2:40 a.m.
MOON PHASES Full
Last
New
First
Oct 15
Oct 22
Oct 30
Nov 7
Source: National Allergy Bureau
NATIONAL CITIES City
Anchorage Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu
Today Hi Lo W
49 74 64 59 65 70 72 86 76 67 86
38 49 48 48 49 44 56 68 36 51 75
pc s s s pc s pc s c pc pc
Forecasts and graphics, except WFLD forecasts, provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
WORLD CITIES Wednesday Hi Lo W
51 77 68 63 73 74 69 87 58 75 85
38 55 51 52 56 47 43 63 39 50 74
s s c pc pc s r pc pc pc pc
City
Houston Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Seattle Wash., DC
Today Hi Lo W
83 77 90 75 79 87 71 87 61 62 66
71 56 64 59 57 75 43 67 52 42 53
pc pc s pc s sh c s s s s
Wednesday Hi Lo W
88 58 87 73 80 87 51 86 66 63 69
70 37 63 58 59 75 34 69 55 51 55
pc sh s pc s c pc s c pc c
City
Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Cairo Hong Kong Istanbul Kabul London
Today Hi Lo W
77 98 90 66 48 77 91 84 75 79 60
68 65 79 43 42 57 71 76 65 41 48
t s t s sh s s r pc s sh
Wednesday Hi Lo W
79 96 91 64 49 79 94 81 75 77 58
65 66 77 47 39 59 72 77 59 41 46
pc pc t c c t s r pc s sh
City
Madrid Manila Mexico City Moscow New Delhi Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Tokyo Toronto
Today Hi Lo W
78 88 73 41 96 57 81 64 71 69 61
52 78 54 34 72 37 69 46 47 61 50
s t pc c s pc pc sh pc pc c
Wednesday Hi Lo W
60 87 75 42 96 58 84 67 67 72 71
51 77 55 29 70 42 70 51 49 59 56
r t t pc s pc c pc pc pc pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Tuesday, October 11, 2016
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