October 15, 2011: BEAUTIFUL weekend ahead - last half of October will be colder

October 15, 2011

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This forecast covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee - for your local town/area - click here

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Here are my current personal forecast thoughts for far southern Illinois and western Kentucky...

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Friday night:  Clear skies.  Cooler.  Below normal temperatures.

Lows:  in the 43-48 degree range.  |  Wind: West winds at 5 mph  Normal lows for this time of the year are around 53 degrees.  Precipitation probability - 0%

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Saturday:  Beautiful - sunny.  Below normal temperatures.

Highs:  in the 67-74 degree range.  |  Wind:  Westerly winds at 5-15 mph.  Normal highs for this time of the year are around 76 degrees.  Precipitation probability - 0%.
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Saturday night:  Mostly clear. Below normal temperatures.

Lows: around 48-53 degrees  |  Wind:  West winds at 5-10 mph. Normal lows for this time of the year are around 53 degrees.  Precipitation probability - 0%.

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Sunday:  Enhanced outdoor fire risk - use caution or avoid outdoor burning.   Mostly sunny -mild.  Above normal temperatures.

Highs:  around 79-84 degrees. |  Wind: Southerly winds at 5-15 mph.  Normal highs for this time of the year are around 76 degrees.   Precipitation probability - 0%
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Rain and thunderstorms likely again on Monday night and Tuesday morning.  A few heavy downpours possible.  Severe weather risk appears low but will need to monitor
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No wild card in this forecast.  

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No big changes.  Video's are being posted again (late morning and early afternoon  - blog is evening)

Link:  http://www.weatherobservatory.com/weather-video.htm 

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The forecast for severe or extreme weather risk for the next 24 hours... 

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Friday night:  Severe weather is not anticipated.

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Saturday:  Severe weather is not anticipated.

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Saturday night:   Severe weather is not anticipated..

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Sunday:   Severe weather is not anticipated. Enhanced outdoor fire risk - use caution or avoid outdoor burning.

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