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Weather enthusiast in central Illinois. Graduate of NIU. Posts here include interesting weather articles, cloud and sunset pics, time lapse videos, and info from my personal weather station of over three decades.

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Good morning. Mostly cloudy today in Central Illinois with some fog this morning. Temperatures will slowly drop into the low 50s through the afternoon. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Overcast and 59°F, Wind SW 13 mph
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
If you like a white Christmas and live in Central Illinois, you've been disappointed for a while. The last ten years, there has only been one year with snow on the ground (2017) and only three times that there was any snow falling on Christmas. Tomorrow's forecast is cloudy with a high of 47°.
Weather in Bloomington-Normal, IL the last 10 years on Christmas. 2024: High 44°, trace snowfall, no snow on ground 2023: High 57°, no snowfall, no snow on ground 2022: High 20°, 0.1 inches of snowfall, no snow on ground 2021: High 54°, no snowfall, no snow on ground 2020: High 20°, trace snowfall, no snow on ground 2019: High 61°, no snowfall, no snow on ground 2018: High 48°, no snowfall, no snow on ground 2017: High 20°, no snowfall, 4 inches of snow on ground 2016: High 57°, no snowfall, no snow on ground 2015: High 47°, no snowfall, no snow on ground
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. A mostly cloudy Christmas Eve in Central Illinois today with drizzle in the afternoon. Highs today will be near 50.

#BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 33°F, Wind E 6 mph
December 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. Mostly cloudy today in Central Illinois with highs in the mid 40s.

#BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 34°F, Wind SSE 15 mph
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Happy Winter! 10:03am ET today marked the Winter Solstice, the day of the year when the Earth's northern hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the Sun – making today the shortest of the year for those of us north of the equator.
Will wintry temperatures be in your area? 😬
Visit weather.gov to see
Graphic explaining the Winter Solstice on December 21, 2025 at 10:03 a.m. ET. Side-by-side Earth images compare December (winter solstice) and June (summer solstice), showing Earth’s tilt relative to the equator from the Sun-facing view.
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Happy Winter Solstice!
Shortest day of the year in Northern Hemisphere. #WinterSolstice
#ohwx #Ohio
December 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. It will be sunny today in Central Illinois with highs in the mid to upper 30s.

#BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 20°F, Wind N 4 mph
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. Partly sunny today in Central Illinois with highs in the mid 40s.

#BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 35°F, Wind S 20 mph
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning and happy Friday! It will be cold and windy today in Central Illinois under mostly sunny skies with temperatures reaching the upper 20s.
#BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Partly clear and 15°F, Wind W 29 mph
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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A fiery sunset tonight in Central Illinois post cold front
#Sunset #SunsetPhotography #Clouds #CloudPhotography
Clouds highlighted in bright orange at sunset over houses and trees
December 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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A strong 984 mbar low pressure center in northern Minnesota is the focal point of a strong and complex weather system bringing strong winds, rain, and snow to much of the Midwest.
Surface map of the Upper Midwest showing a strong storm system
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Good morning. Rainy today in Central Illinois with temperatures in the low 50s, dropping into the 30s late this afternoon as the rain changes over to snow. Temps will drop into the low teens overnight tonight. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Mist and 46°F, Wind S 21 mph
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. The snow will be melting today in Central Illinois with partly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 30s. Rain moves in late tonight. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 37°F, Wind WSW 9 mph
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. It will be sunny and breezy today in Central Illinois with temperatures warming up into the mid 30s. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 18°F, Wind S 8 mph
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Time lapse of tonight's sunset in Central Illinois.
#Sunset #TimeLapse
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. Sunny and windy today in Central Illinois resulting in low wind chills and blowing snow, especially this morning. Highs today will be in the mid 20s. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 4°F, Feels Like -16°
December 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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It will remain bitterly cold in Central Illinois through Monday morning, but then the warm up will begin with temperatures near 50°F by Thursday. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Weather forecast graphic for Central Illinois from the National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL, showing a snowy field background and a 5-day outlook with frigid temperatures, blowing snow, rain chances, and falling temperatures later in the week.
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Looks like 7 inches is a pretty good estimate for snowfall that I received in north Normal yesterday. #BloNoWx #ILwx
A map of central Illinois showing the recorded snowfall amounts for yesterday
December 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
It feels pretty cold out there this morning. Here are some of the coldest wind chills measured around McLean County. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Lowest Wind Chills in Central Illinois the morning of December 14, 2025. Leroy -35°, Arrowsmith -30°, Cropsey -28°, Danvers -26°, Bloomington -25°F, Bloomington Airport -25°. Ron Swanson is bundled up because he hates this cold.
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Core of the cold: -20s in Minnesota this morning. Single digits into Arkansas.
December 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning and happy Sunday. It will be sunny today in Central Illinois but it will also be bitterly cold with temperatures only in the single digits and wind chills below -20. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and -3°F, Feels Like -23°
December 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. Cloudy today in Central Illinois with snow this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 20s. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Overcast and 26°F, Wind W 8 mph
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The forecast temperature for Saturday night here just keeps dropping. Down to -8°F now.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window and saying nope . don 't like that .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window and saying nope . don 't like that .
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December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. Rain turning into snow and windy today in Central Illinois with temperatures gradually dropping to the low 30s this afternoon. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Light rain and 38°F, Wind W 17 mph
December 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
wxcurious.bsky.social
Good morning. Partly sunny today in Central Illinois with highs in the upper 30s. #BloNoWx #ILwx
Normal, IL - Clear and 28°F, Wind SSW 18 mph
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM