Observed 5:45 AM CDT at KPAH

Belknap, IL weather

Foggy and 43°6°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 6 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog until 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 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 6a	Fog	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	28%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	91%	25%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	19%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	17%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	23%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	27%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	37%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	63%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	33%	37%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	13%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	19%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	51%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	44%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	38%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	46%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	20%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	38%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	46%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	66%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	59%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	77%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	32%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	86%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	44%	85%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	88%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. 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
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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 around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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 76. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 64°18°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% 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
61°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–77°.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ohio River at Paducah

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.7 ft
Flow: 84,600 cfs

Forecast peak 15.7 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Cache River (IL) above Forman

1.3 mi

Level: 8.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 22.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Tailwater

12 mi

Level: 15.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 67

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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Olmsted Lock And Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1923–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:23 PM; Morning 6:56–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Belknap. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Belknap, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Paducah

Cache River (IL) above Forman

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Tailwater

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon