Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KIGQ

Beecher, IL weather

Sunny and 54°12°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 60Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 8 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 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	55%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	71%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	71%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	70%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	72%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	52%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	33%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	24%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	85%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	89%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	87%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	74%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	77%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	70%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	37%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	72%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	71%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	72%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	66%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	71%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Plum Creek (IL) near Crete

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights

12 mi

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Hart Ditch at Dyer

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Thorn Creek at Glenwood

13 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

PARK FOREST WATER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:13 PM; Morning 6:55–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Beecher. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 32 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.