Observed 6:05 PM CDT at KMVN

Bluford, IL weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (69°21° → 57°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · 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 6p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	63%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	52%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	55%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	61%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	42%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	43%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	34%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	43%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	50%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	65%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	81%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	78%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	82%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	81%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	87%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	85%	3
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	71%	2
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	87%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	63%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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
72°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
65°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
38°3°–65°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–81°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Casey Fork above Mount Vernon

7.9 mi

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Skillet Fork River at Wayne City

8.4 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River above Mount Vernon

14 mi

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Casey Fork Subimpoundment near Bonnie

14 mi

Level: 10.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · 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 16Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

MT VERNON 3 NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+3°+2°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
+6°+3°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:21 PM; Morning 6:56–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:31 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:31 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bluford, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Casey Fork above Mount Vernon

Skillet Fork River at Wayne City

Big Muddy River above Mount Vernon

Casey Fork Subimpoundment near Bonnie

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