Observed 9:25 AM CDT at KDEC

Bethany, IL weather

Sunny and 55°13°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 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 (52°11° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (68°20° → 56°13°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 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 53°12° 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	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	29%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	49%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	54%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	74%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	71%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	79%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	41%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	51%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	78%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	70%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	46%	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%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	43%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	58%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	33%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	50%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	71%	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	43%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	60%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	48%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	29%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	71%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	76%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 6 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. 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
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. 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, 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 around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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, 55°13°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly 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, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.3 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
49°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 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 76°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

West Okaw River near Lovington

7.3 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitley Creek near Allenville

15 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 536 ft
Flow: 70 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills

18 mi

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 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 17Typical 100

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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Decatur Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:19 PM; Morning 6:57–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bethany. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,200 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Bethany, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

West Okaw River near Lovington

Whitley Creek near Allenville

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville

Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills

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? Fair

Moon