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This is the current conditions weather report for Galesburg. The report was made 21 minutes ago, at 03:55 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 18 miles per hour / 29.6 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 18 miles per hour / 29.6 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (340°). The temperature was 23°F / -5°C, with a dew-point at 23°F / -5°C. The temperature felt like 10°F / -12°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.24 inHg / 1025 hPa. The relative humidity was 68%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 33,706. It is the county seat of Knox County. Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.

Galesburg hosts the Sandburg Days Festival in the spring of every year, paying homage to its native-born world-famous poet and biographer. Galesburg is the home of the Railroad Days festival, held on the fourth weekend of June. The festival began in 1978. During the festival, Carl Sandburg College hosts one of the largest model railroad train shows and layouts in the U.S. Midwest. Labor Day weekend in september hosts the Stearman Fly in.

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