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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Current Weather in Alton Illinois Change Location

	22°
Light Snow	Feels like 8°F

UV index:	0 Low
Dew Point:	20°F
Humidity:	94%
Visibility:	5.0 mi
Pressure:	29.93 in (steady)
Wind:	From the W at 15 mph
Sunrise:	6:59 AM
Sunset:	5:32 PM
Moon Phase:	Waning Crescent

Updated 4:25 AM local time

600 Mile Doppler Radar

Radar in Motion

5 Day Forecast for Alton, IL
Date	Conditions		Daytime High / Overnight Low (°F)	Precipitation
Today Feb 9		Snow Shower / Wind	22°/20°	40%
Wednesday Feb 10		AM Clouds / PM Sun	25°/13°	10%
Thursday Feb 11		Partly Cloudy	30°/17°	20%
Friday Feb 12		Partly Cloudy	33°/26°	10%
Saturday Feb 13		Mostly Cloudy	32°/24°	10%
As reported at Alton, IL, on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 4:34 AM local time

Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Madison County

CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE... ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 412 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED.

* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING.

* MANY ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT UP TO AN AVERAGE OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME SLIPPERY ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR A SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRIP. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN APPROACHING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND CURVES.

$$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage