Excessive heat and stray thunderstorms continue today

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - It's the last day of the Illinois State Fair, and tody is Family Day. Those of you planning to head outside will need water, sunscreen, and an umbrella!

Today starts with a few showers and thunderstorms rolling though early this morning, while others are partly cloudy and dry. We'll continue this pattern of mainly dry conditions across the region, with a few stray thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and evening.

Temperatures are back in the mid 90s today with heat indicies in the low 100s. A Heat Advisory remains in place for nearly all of central Illinois until this evening.