Observed 5:25 AM CDT at KSPI

Athens, IL weather

Clear and 48°9°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly 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 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	3%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	3%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	6%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	4%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	0%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	1%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	2%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	50%	6%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	2%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	4%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	45%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	69%	48%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	61%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	68%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	62%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	83%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	79%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	77%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	75%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	28%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	41%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	37%	48%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	45%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	28%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	42%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	46%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	74%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	44%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	55%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
54°12°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
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
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
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
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–76°.

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

Sangamon River at Petersburg

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 132 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River near Springfield

8.5 mi

Level: 21.0 ft

Reading from Fri 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek (IL) at Springfield

10 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) near Greenview

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 209 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1879–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−5°SatOct 17
−3°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:24 PM; Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:35 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:25 AM · rises 4:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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