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ILLINOIS · HAMILTON COUNTY

Macedonia

29 people, 510 ft above sea level in Hamilton County.

510 ftElevation, city center
29People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Clear 35°
Clear now Dew point 29° · Calm · high 42°
City of Macedonia River Interstate 2 miles
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The Macedonia plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Macedonia

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) · 6:35 PM
Clear
35° Clear Feels like 35° · high of 42° near 6 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity79%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure30.32 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 29° · Dry38° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.02 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hamilton County
NWS Paducah and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:34 AM4:44 PM ↓
10 h 9 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
22
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 23 to 35° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 35° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
42° 27°
0% rain — N 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
56° 28°
0% rain — NE 1 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
57° 29°
0% rain — ENE 2 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
61° 32°
0% rain — SE 1 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 39°
0% rain — SSE 3 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 45°
0% rain — S 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 46°
0% rain — SSE 2 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Macedonia about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 1,930 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Macedonia stands on

Macedonia’s center stands about 510 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 410 ft to 580 ft, a difference of 170 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Bond Formation (shale, sandstone, limestone), from the Late Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Macedonia, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft500 ft600 ft MACEDONIA510 ftHigh point of the line620 ft ← SBelle Rive · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Mattoon Formation

Shale. Age: Late Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old. About 13 mi of the line.

Bond Formation

Shale, sandstone, limestone. Age: Late Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old. About 11 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Macedonia’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Macedonia reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Middle Fork Big Muddy, the Big Muddy and the Mississippi: about 1,170 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Macedonia≈ 1,170 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF MACEDONIA ≈ 1,170 mi to the Gulf of America Middle Fork Big Muddy → Big Muddy → Mississippi

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Macedonia; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Macedonia on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Marion IL · 26 MI 26 miles southwest Carbondale IL · 37 MI 37 miles southwest St. Louis MO · 93 MI 93 miles northwest Louisville KY · 162 MI 162 miles east Louisville KY · 166 MI 166 miles east Nashville TN · 168 MI 168 miles southeast
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ILLINOIS · HAMILTON

Macedonia

29 people, 510 ft above sea level in Hamilton County.

510 ftElevation
29People
0 sq miLand
Clear 35°
ClearDew point 29°
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Today in Macedonia

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 42° 0%
9p clear night 35° 0%
12a clear night 31° 0%
3a clear night 28° 0%
6a clear night 27° 0%
9a clear day 40° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Macedonia stands on

Macedonia’s center stands about 510 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 410 ft to 580 ft, a difference of 170 ft: gently rolling country.

Macedonia, south to north Macedonia510 ftHigh point620 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center510 ft
Within 3 miles410 to 580 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (170 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceBond Formation
Its ageLate Pennsylvanian, 304 to 307 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,170 mito the Gulf of AmericaMiddle Fork Big Muddy → Big Muddy → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Macedonia reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Middle Fork Big Muddy, the Big Muddy and the Mississippi: about 1,170 river miles.