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August has arrived and with it, the famed Perseids meteor shower. The Perseids will reach it’s peak during the early morning hours of August 13th. Combined with the waning crescent moon and for what currently appears to be clear/partly-cloudy skies for much of the state (southern part of the state…

(4:00PM Thur, August 10th 2023) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid Tuesday August 8th, 2023 shows that much of Illinois continues to experience abnormally dry (D0) to extreme drought (D3) conditions. With a few rounds of hit or miss rain and t’storms across the state over the past week…

(11:45AM Thur, August 3rd 2023) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid Tuesday August 1st, 2023 shows that much of Illinois continues to experience abnormally dry (D0) to extreme drought (D3) conditions. With a few rounds of hit or miss rain and t’storms across the state over the past week or…

(7:15PM Thur, July 27th 2023) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid Tuesday July 25th, 2023 shows that much of Illinois continues to experience abnormally dry (D0) to extreme drought (D3) conditions. With a few rounds of hit or miss rain and t’storms across the state over the past week…

(4:00PM Thur, July 20th 2023) The latest NOAA drought monitor update valid Tuesday July 18th, 2023 shows that much of Illinois continues to experience abnormally dry (D0) to extreme drought (D3) conditions. With several rounds of hit or miss rain and t’storms across the state over the past few weeks, drought…