PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Snowfall reports across our local area generally ended up where our forecast expected them to, with many locations receiving anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of snow. Snowfall ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — September 2025 is now in the books, and the weather was exceptionally quiet across Central Illinois. While the dry weather was ideal for outdoor activities, it allowed drought to ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Temperatures in Central Illinois have been anything but consistent over the past several weeks. One day you are wearing shorts, the next day you find yourself grabbing the winter ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Central Illinois was hit by snow this weekend, with some cities and towns receiving a few inches. WMBD Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates said heavy snow was reported along and ...

Peoria, IL (WMBD)– We have a rare opportunity to see the Aurora Borealis here in Central Illinois. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued their first G4 Watch since 2005. This means that there ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a rare “severe” geomagnetic storm watch for just the second time in 20 years. We saw one issued back in May this year, when ...

Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) — The last three weeks have been a wild ride for many across central Illinois with several rounds of snow and bouts of record setting cold. The pattern is set to turn “milder” for ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) –Two things we tend to hear a lot when summer rolls around are heat index, and dew point. The dew point is used to figure things like humidity and plays a role in the development ...

Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) — It has been a cold couple of days in Central Illinois with temperatures generally 20-30° below average. Thankfully a welcomed warm-up is on the horizon for the end of February.

Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) – Just two weeks after a strong winter storm brought 8-12 inches of snow to Central Illinois, another winter storm is looking to bring more impactful winter weather to the region.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Is a lot of snow in March “normal”? I doubt anyone is surprised when we get snow in March. Being new to the area, I was curious about how much March snow to expect.

Peoria, Ill (WMBD) — We’ve had an eventful start to November with some big temperature swings, a little bit of rain, and even our first round of measurable snow. The next few days are looking rather ...