What a warming climate means for winters in Illinois
After a massive snowstorm swept across the country, we learn more while Illinois is seeing warmer winters and surprising snowfall.
Weather Realness
Illinois Public Media premieres a new weekly radio program and podcast, a partnership with the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences in the School of Earth, Society & Environment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Weather Realness brings the best weather and climate scientists in Illinois to help the public understand weather and climate by providing scientific facts and enlightening conversation.
What’s behind weeks of snow and extreme cold in Illinois?
We talked about the massive winter storm that hit Central Illinois and across the U.S. which brought heavy snow to some areas, freezing rain and sleet.
The Palisades Fire: Don’t Call Us Heroes
Wildfires are a natural reality in Southern California, but is mass destruction an inevitability? We look at if the program worked and how it could reshape life with wildfire in Los Angeles and beyond.
The Palisades Fire: Get the Boys Ready
As the nation watched in shock and horror as the Palisades Fire brought Los Angeles to its knees, a group of civilians stepped up to defend their home turf.
Your official 2025 weather year in review
From deadly wildfires in California to deadly floods in central Texas to severe weather and an early winter in central Illinois… we reviewed 2025's biggest weather stories.
It took an army to get Gies Memorial Stadium ready for the November 29 game. Here’s how they did it.
We talked with the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign about how it prepared Gies Memorial Stadium for a snowy game in late November 2025.
Weather significantly affected these football games. Which ones do you remember?
University of Illinois scientists explain how weather systems caused the 1967 ice bowl and 1988 fog bowl and other historic football games.
Blizzards, Sleet, Snow, Wind Chills… understanding how to survive winter in Illinois
Understanding the difference between a Blizzard, Wind Chill, Winter Storm and other weather warnings.
Welcome to winter (early) in Central Illinois
In a typical November, Champaign-Urbana receives just under an inch of snow. In 2025, it received several inches more.
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign proposes to build next generation nuclear microreactor
The University of Illinois wants to construct and operate a new research nuclear microreactor on campus. What will it do and will it be safe?
