Peoria, Ill (WMBD) — Comet Lemmon, officially named C/2025 A6, has become brighter through the first half of October as it’s made it’s approach to the sun. As the sun makes it’s closest pass to Earth ...

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) — Watch live as Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates shares updates on our severe weather Friday.

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.

LERNA, Ill. (WMBD) — The United States Geological Survey says a 3.3 earthquake occurred at 11:43 p.m. near Lerna, Illinois, roughly 50 miles south of Champaign. No damage was observed, but there were ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — An atmospheric capping inversion, or cap for short, is a term we often hear about during severe weather season. The presence of a cap can lead to an explosive severe weather ...

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) –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 ...

Although the calendar just flipped to spring, Illinois and much of the lower Great Lakes region has been in a spring-like pattern fueling tornadoes and severe weather. Here is a map showing ...

Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) — Thanksgiving Day is here and this year we’re being treated to seasonal temperatures and mostly sunny skies, but have have weather conditions looked like during past Thanksgivings ...

Peoria, IL (WMBD)– There are many factors that goes into issuing warnings for severe weather here in Central Illinois. One of those factors, is you! The National Weather Service office in Lincoln is ...

Peoria, Ill (WMBD) — When it comes to severe weather in Illinois, 2023 has been off to roaring start with more than 70 tornadoes already reported statewide. While there were a few cold season events ...