Growing degree days are running near normal at the end of June for most of the state. Totals from 1110 to just under 1600 DDs as of yesterday. #ilwx

A "stop light" map yesterday with >20° temperature difference between north and south #ilwx

Coles County just got its first-ever local real-time weather, soil & water monitoring station — the first addition to Illinois Climate Network @warm-isws.bsky.social in 20+ years. Thanks to a grant from The Lumpkin Family Foundation. 👉 https://loom.ly/RVulop8

Yesterday's wind gusts #ilwx

Yesterday's rain totals #ilwx

Heavy rains in central Illinois today. ICN Peoria has received 2.67" as of 9pm. ICN Bondville in rural Champaign County recorded 2.48" so far. #ilwx

ICN Charleston, our Coles County station, was 0.6 mile from the Charleston tornado tonight. Maximum measured wind gust tonight of 63.1 mph. #ilwx

A very wet week across ICN. The Peoria station has received 5.99" since Sunday morning, causing soil moisture levels to more than double in the top 8". #ilwx #ilsoils

Soils are drier at the beginning of June, especially at the northern and central ICN stations. ICN Champaign' 4" soil moisture is >50% lower today than May 1. Figure from @ilclimatologist.bsky.social . #ilsoils

Today's soil temps. We will be stopping our daily posting for this planting season but the maps are always available at our website (warm.isws.illinois.edu/warm/soil/), #plant26 #ilsoils

Japanese Beetle PDDs increasing in Illinois. DDs are > 1020 in southern Illinois, the number associated with the beginning of adult emergence. @ilpestsurvey.bsky.social

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil maps #ilsoils #plant26

April was wet and WARM in Illinois with rising streamflows and soil moisture. Details in the latest IL Water & Climate Summary (blogs.illinois.edu/view/8935/17...). #ilwx #ilsoils #ilwater

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil maps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

We are #1 #ilwx

Today's 4bare soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

ICN is back on @midwestclimate.bsky.social Regional Mesonet maps! Check them out at mrcc.purdue.edu/RMP #ilsoils #ilwx

We are in Cleveland today talking with our neighboring networks. What regional weather and soil products do you want from us? Let us know!

This morning's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

This morning's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temperatures #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil map #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Temps dropped down to the 30s and 40s early this morning #ilwx

Today's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Higher than normal growing degree days (GDDs) at the beginning of May. DDs (base 50, from 4/1) range from 200 in the north to > 500 in Pope County. #ilwx #plant26

Today's soil map #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil maps -- dropping back to the 40s at several stations #ilsoils #plant26

Starting May off with temps in the 30s in northern IL #ilwx

Illinois leads U.S. in tornadoes through April in 2026 with 108, already locking IL into a 3rd straight year above average. Mississippi is second at 61, with Missouri and Oklahoma tied for 3rd at 33. More: ag-wx.com/v3/severe

Today's soil temperatures #ilsoils #plant26

Today's 4bare soil temps -- please ignore the 100.8 in Charleston - -we are working on it #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil temps (we are looking into the ICN Charleston (78.4°) sensor) #ilsoils #plant26

Rain at all ICN stations yesterday as strong storms moved through the state. ICN Springfield received 3.14" in total, 1.51" falling in less than 90 minutes yesterday morning. #ilwx

This morning's soil maps #ilsoils #plant26

This morning's soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

4bare soil temps in the 50s and 60s this AM #ilsoils #plant26

Today's 10am soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Today's soil map #ilsoils #plant26

Today's 4bare soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

4bare soil temps from the 40s to the 60s this AM #ilsoils #plant26

Today's 4bare soil temps #ilsoils #plant26

Apologies for the lack of a map yesterday. Here is today's #ilsoils #plant26