Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KMTO

Arthur, IL weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (68°20° → 56°13°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 9 AM · 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 10a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	48%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	59%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	80%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	82%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	59%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	58%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	61%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	60%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	50%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	30%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	65%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	65%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	21%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	36%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	61%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	74%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	34%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	55%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	69%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	75%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	77%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
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
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.35 in9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.8 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILX) (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

Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood

6.4 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River below Ficklin

7.6 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills

9.5 mi

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

West Okaw River near Lovington

10 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Tuscola · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+10°+5°SatOct 24

Arthur weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:18 PM; Morning 6:56–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Arthur. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.