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- Visibility
  1 mi
- Cloud
  Cover
  0%
- Ceiling
  29800 ft
Early AM

May 18

Lo 60°
Partly to mostly cloudy
Stargazing Weather
- Cloud
  Cover
  38%
- Precip
  35%
- Hours of Precip
  0
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Today

May 18

Hi 81°
A thunderstorm in the area
Good for stargazing
- Cloud
  Cover
  26%
- Precip
  21%
- Hours of Precip
  1
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Tomorrow

May 19

Hi 88°
A shower or t-storm in spots
Fair for stargazing
- Cloud
  Cover
  45%
- Precip
  55%
- Hours of Precip
  2
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Thunderstorms, some strong, late tomorrow night through Monday afternoon

5/18 5/19 Now: 3:33am

AM 3-7

3am Mostly Clear 61° 5%
4am Partly Cloudy 61° 6%
5am Intermittent Clouds 60° 7%
6am Intermittent Clouds 62° 7%
7am Intermittent Clouds 63° 8%

AM 8-1

8am Partly Sunny 65° 10%
9am Partly Sunny 68° 10%
10am Partly Sunny 71° 14%
11am Partly Sunny 74° 47%
12pm Partly Sunny w/ T-Storms 74° 51%
1pm Partly Sunny 76° 47%

PM 2-7

2pm Partly Sunny 79° 32%
3pm Partly Sunny 80° 32%
4pm Partly Sunny 80° 36%
5pm Partly Sunny 81° 47%
6pm Partly Sunny w/ T-Storms 79° 51%
7pm Partly Sunny 77° 47%

PM 8-1

8pm Mostly Sunny 74° 9%
9pm Mostly Clear 72° 9%
10pm Mostly Clear 69° 9%
11pm Mostly Clear 67° 9%
12am Mostly Clear 67° 9%
1am Mostly Clear 66° 7%

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May 17, 2013; 8:54 AM ET Thunderstorms, some severe, Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon

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Solunar Information for Champaign, IL

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Rises at 5:35 AM with 14:29 of sunlight, then sets at 8:04 PM

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Rises at 1:08 PM with 12:49 of moolight, then sets at 1:57 AM

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Mars Rover Curiosity to Drill Into Bumpy 'Cumberland' Rock

Space.com - May 10, 2013; 11:55 AM ET

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will perform its second-ever drilling operation soon, boring into a knobby section of bedrock dubbed "Cumberland," space agency officials announced Thursday.
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SPACE.com - May 9, 2013; 11:53 AM ET

The moon will block part of the sun today creating a potentially amazing "ring of fire" and you can watch the celestial sight live online.
Solar Eclipse Turns Sun Into 'Ring of Fire' This Week

SPACE.com - May 9, 2013; 10:35 AM ET

The moon will block the sun in a potentially spectacular solar eclipse this week — a celestial event that will transform the sun into a cosmic "ring of fire" in the daytime sky.