Forecast and Conditions for Kankakee, Illinois

Updated: 11:25 AM CDT on July 20, 2008
Observed at Kankakee, Illinois
Temperature 81 °F / 27 °C
Humidity 65%
Dew Point 68 °F / 20 °C
Wind WSW at 10 mph / 17 km/h
Pressure 29.97 in / 1015 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 10000 ft / 3048 m
Yesterday's Maximum 86 °F / 30 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 72 °F / 22 °C
Normal high 88 °F / 31 °C
Normal low 65 °F / 18 °C
Record high 97 °F / 36 °C (1977)
Record low 56 °F / 13 °C (1979)
Sunrise05:36 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:18 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise09:40 PM (CDT)
Moon Set07:51 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 10:18 am CDT on July 20, 2008

Now
Scattered showers were moving east across northern Illinois from far southern La Salle County...across Livingston...Ford...and Iroquois counties in Illinois. These showers were moving into Northwest Indiana in Benton County and should spread into Newton and Jasper counties by 1100 am CDT. Rain amounts will range from a few hundredths to a quarter inch with the heaviest rain cutting across Benton County. The rain should end in LaSalle County by 1100 am.
Forecast as of 10:14 am CDT on July 20, 2008

Rest of Today
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms late in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot and humid. Highs around 90. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 10 mph early in the evening becoming light and variable in the late evening and early morning...then becoming northwest around 10 mph during the predawn hours. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Average rainfall amounts 1/4 to 1/2 inch expected.
Monday
Considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 10 mph early in the morning becoming light and variable in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Average rainfall amounts 1/2 to 1 inch expected.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Thursday
Considerable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Thursday Night and Friday
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Friday Night and Saturday
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
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