375
FNUS73 KLOT 161243
FWSLOT
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR TESTING...PORTER COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
743 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (815) 834-0666 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AT THE START OF THE EXERCISE, WITH
A LESS THAN 10% CHANCE OF AN EMBEDDED RUMBLE OF THUNDER. ONCE THE
RAIN ENDS, CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, THOUGH CHANCE OF
OCCURRENCE IS LOW AT ABOUT 20%. IT WILL BECOME WARM THIS
AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE 80S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY TO PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS UNTIL 9 AM.
SLIGHT CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEREAFTER.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT FORECAST START...MAX 82.
RH..................82 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 53 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 67 71 66 51 50 64 67 61 65
WEATHER COV.....DEF SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............64 68 72 75 77 79 80 82 82 81
RH..............82 76 70 65 61 59 56 54 53 55
SURFACE WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.9 10 12 13 12 12 12 10 9 8
SURFACE WND GST.16 17 20 21 20 20 18 17 16 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLY CLOUDY. 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........67 69 52 41 42 39 46 46 52 53 61 71
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TEMP............80 77 72 69 67 65 62 61 60 59 59 59
RH..............58 63 73 80 83 89 95 99 100 100 99 98
SURFACE WND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S SE
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6
SURFACE WND GST.12 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 30
FORECASTER...CASTRO
REQUESTED BY...MICAH BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2613804.0/LOT
.DELDT 05/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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