Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KEFT

Apple River, IL weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	22%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	47%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	54%	58%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	37%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	60%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	71%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	93%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	77%	80%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	79%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	81%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	60%	83%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	77%	2
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	81%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.8 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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
48°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DVN) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Bellevue

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 32,400 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River at Darlington

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 191 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Galena River at Buncombe

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 84 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River at Martintown

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 775 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 145

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Darlington Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
+13°+7°SatOct 24

Apple River weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:21 PM; Morning 7:06–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:33 PM; Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Apple River, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Bellevue

Pecatonica River at Darlington

Galena River at Buncombe

Pecatonica River at Martintown

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon