National Weather Service

The southern Illinois region is projected to get anywhere from three to six inches of snow in this upcoming system.

Most hearing people don’t consider what it’s like to be unable to hear an alarm or siren from a weather warning.

Forecasters say temperatures were well above normal by 3 to 5 degrees.

The agency has unveiled a new experimental website, called the National Water Prediction Service.

Cloud cover on April 8 in Carbondale reaches at least 60 percent one-third of the time.

The data gathered is applied to water resource planning, severe storm warnings, predicting crop yields, assessing hail damage, and is used in schools.

A significant pattern change will result in feels-like temperature dropping 55-65 degrees.

This is a chance to increase awareness and prepare those in the region for severe weather often experienced in the fall.

Accurate weather information is important for farmers, emergency responders and researchers managing extreme conditions. But many monitoring networks are limited by unstable, patchwork funding.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect