Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 95%
- Humidity
- 71–100%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Current concerns
Outdoor planning
Now
- 73°Showers And Thunderstorms91% rain71% humidityGusts 15 mph
- 74°Showers And Thunderstorms95% rain71% humidityGusts 15 mph
- 74°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely74% rain79% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 74°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely58% rain87% humidityGusts 18 mph
- 74°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely66% rain87% humidityGusts 21 mph
- 70°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely64% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
- 69°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms54% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
- 67°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 67°Rain Showers Likely55% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 65°Chance Rain Showers47% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
- 64°Rain Showers Likely59% rain97% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 61°Chance Rain Showers34% rain97% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 57°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain100% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 55°Cloudy13% rain90% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 52°Cloudy10% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
- 50°Cloudy8% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 50°Cloudy6% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 49°Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 52°Partly Sunny0% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 54°Partly Sunny0% rain74% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 55°Mostly Cloudy2% rain69% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 55°Mostly Cloudy6% rain69% humidityGusts 28 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Friday has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 59%
- Humidity
- 69–100%
- Wind
- 31 mph
Saturday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 45–89%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Sunday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 29–82%
- Wind
- 13 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 34–89%
- Wind
- 8 mph
- 74° / 65°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.95% rain · Humidity 71–100% · Wind 23 mph
- 64° / 45°Friday has a real shower chance.59% rain · Humidity 69–100% · Wind 31 mph
- 58° / 38°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–89% · Wind 23 mph
- 67° / 35°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 29–82% · Wind 13 mph
- 71° / 38°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 34–89% · Wind 8 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Champaign area · Updated Thu 2:25 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
56 is in the Moderate range (51–100). Most people can be active outside; if you’re unusually sensitive to fine particles, consider a shorter or easier outing.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead
Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PMAir near ground56 · Moderate US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Potomac radar
Radar animation for Potomac, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
Outdoor fire check
Thinking about a backyard fire?
Use extra caution.
There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.
Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
About these readingsSources and local limits
Weather
Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality
This reading describes Champaign area, about 27 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.
Smoke
Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.
This page represents Potomac, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.