Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KGBG

Alpha, IL weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 46Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 64°18° by 8 PM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	18%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	20%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	35%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	35%	0
Sat 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	70%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	81%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	81%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	81%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	80%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	40%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	46%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	79%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	76%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	61%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	55%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	58%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	58%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	49%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	48%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	45%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	39%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	56%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	56%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	65%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	60%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	83%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	93%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	93%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	95%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–60°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–72°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rock River at Moline

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.0 ft
Flow: 8,400 cfs

Forecast peak 9.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Rock Island

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 44,600 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sat 1 AM

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mill Creek (IL) at Milan

20 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Fri 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (IL) near Geneseo

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 837 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:26 PM; Morning 7:05–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:54–7:05 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9:50–11 PM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:27 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Alpha. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alpha, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River at Moline

Mississippi River at Rock Island

Mill Creek (IL) at Milan

Green River (IL) near Geneseo

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon