Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KRPJ

Ashton, IL weather

Sunny and 69°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 69°21°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (71°22° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	62%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	40%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	39%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	39%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	41%	41%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	66%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	29%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	16%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	68%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	74%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	68%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	71%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	69%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	86%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	78%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	80%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
52°11°–67°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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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 Dixon

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 6,020 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Byron

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 5,210 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 94 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Kishwaukee River at De Kalb

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

DIXON WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:19 PM; Morning 7:02–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ashton, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River at Dixon

Rock River at Byron

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale

South Branch Kishwaukee River at De Kalb

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