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
78°
Sunny
- Humidity: 33%
- Feels Like: 78°
- Heat Index: 78°
- Wind: 6 mph
- Wind Chill: 78°
- UV Index: 8 Very High
- Sunrise: 05:40:07 AM
- Sunset: 07:55:04 PM
- Dew Point: 47°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Partly cloudy skies this morning will become overcast during the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High around 80F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Thunderstorms likely this evening. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms overnight. Low 57F. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Tomorrow
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. High around 60F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Day
Temp
Wed
Wed
Wednesday
80°/57°
More clouds than sun. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of Rain: 24%
Sunrise: 05:40:07 AM
Sunset: 07:55:04 PM
Humidity: 33%
Wind: SE @ 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 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Thu
Thu
Thursday
60°/44°
Showers possible. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Chance of Rain: 51%
Sunrise: 05:39:01 AM
Sunset: 07:56:05 PM
Humidity: 81%
Wind: NNE @ 16 mph
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Thursday Night
A few clouds. Low 44F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.
Fri
Fri
Friday
65°/50°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 50s.
Chance of Rain: 7%
Sunrise: 05:37:56 AM
Sunset: 07:57:06 PM
Humidity: 59%
Wind: NW @ 10 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Friday Night
Partly cloudy skies early followed by increasing clouds with showers developing later at night. Low near 50F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sat
Sat
Saturday
67°/46°
Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Chance of Rain: 6%
Sunrise: 05:36:52 AM
Sunset: 07:58:07 PM
Humidity: 52%
Wind: NW @ 16 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Saturday Night
A few clouds. Low 46F. Winds W 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: 6%
Sunrise: 05:35:50 AM
Sunset: 07:59:07 PM
Humidity: 46%
Wind: WSW @ 11 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Sunday Night
Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 54F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Mon
Mon
Monday
76°/54°
Afternoon showers. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of Rain: 52%
Sunrise: 05:34:50 AM
Sunset: 08:00:07 PM
Humidity: 56%
Wind: SW @ 13 mph
UV Index: 6 High
Monday Night
A few clouds. Low 54F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tue
Tue
Tuesday
73°/58°
Showers possible. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of Rain: 37%
Sunrise: 05:33:51 AM
Sunset: 08:01:06 PM
Humidity: 65%
Wind: SSE @ 11 mph
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy during the evening. A few showers developing later during the night. Low 58F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
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.
