Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department
To encourage teens to celebrate prom safely, the Juvenile Justice Council of Iroquois County (JJC) partnered with every high school in the county on several prevention initiatives.
The annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive through the National Association of Letter Carriers will be May 11.
Working with NASA might seem out of this world, but a new program aims to show the public that NASA is in agriculture on Earth, not just in space.
The Iroquois County Public Health Department is requesting assistance from the public in the collection of dead birds found in Iroquois County. Since West Nile virus arrived in Illinois at the end of the summer of 2001, dead birds have been important indicators of West Nile virus activity. W…
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Watseka, IL
Right Now
53°
Sunny
- Humidity: 94%
- Feels Like: 53°
- Heat Index: 53°
- Wind: 1 mph
- Wind Chill: 53°
- UV Index: 8 Very High
- Sunrise: 05:40:10 AM
- Sunset: 07:55:06 PM
- Dew Point: 52°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Areas of patchy fog early. Sunny early then increasing clouds with showers this afternoon. High 81F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tonight
Thunderstorms likely this evening. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms overnight. Low 57F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Tomorrow
Overcast with rain showers at times. High near 60F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Day
Temp
Wed
Wed
Wednesday
81°/57°
Showers possible in the afternoon. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of Rain: 36%
Sunrise: 05:40:10 AM
Sunset: 07:55:06 PM
Humidity: 50%
Wind: SSE @ 10 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Wednesday Night
Thunderstorms likely this evening. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms overnight. Low 57F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Thu
Thu
Thursday
60°/45°
Chance of showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Chance of Rain: 44%
Sunrise: 05:39:03 AM
Sunset: 07:56:08 PM
Humidity: 80%
Wind: N @ 17 mph
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Thursday Night
A few clouds. Low around 45F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.
Fri
Fri
Friday
66°/50°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 50s.
Chance of Rain: 6%
Sunrise: 05:37:58 AM
Sunset: 07:57:09 PM
Humidity: 61%
Wind: NW @ 11 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Friday Night
A few clouds from time to time. Low near 50F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Sat
Sat
Saturday
67°/46°
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Chance of Rain: 7%
Sunrise: 05:36:55 AM
Sunset: 07:58:09 PM
Humidity: 52%
Wind: NW @ 17 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Saturday Night
Mainly clear skies. Low 46F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sun
Sun
Sunday
75°/54°
Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of Rain: 19%
Sunrise: 05:35:53 AM
Sunset: 07:59:10 PM
Humidity: 48%
Wind: WSW @ 11 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy skies. Low 54F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Mon
Mon
Monday
77°/55°
Chance of afternoon showers. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of Rain: 42%
Sunrise: 05:34:52 AM
Sunset: 08:00:09 PM
Humidity: 55%
Wind: SW @ 12 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Low near 55F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tue
Tue
Tuesday
75°/58°
Occasional showers possible. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of Rain: 34%
Sunrise: 05:33:53 AM
Sunset: 08:01:09 PM
Humidity: 62%
Wind: S @ 12 mph
UV Index: 6 High
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Low 58F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Local & Social Scene
In baseball
Several Iroquois County track and field teams competed at the Vermilion Valley Conference meet in Westville Thursday.
In baseball
Clifton Central track and field teams competed at the RVC meet at St. Anne.
Iroquois West track and field team members competed in Monday’s Gibson City Melvin-Sibley’s Mini Meet.
