Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KIKK

Bonfield, IL weather

Sunny and 71°22°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 71°22°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 48Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 71°22° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° 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 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	65%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	46%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	53%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	69%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	31%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	29%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	36%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	37%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	65%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	67%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	63%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	85%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	91%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	87%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	79%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	84%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	76%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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, 55°13°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.31 in7.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–78°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Illinois River at Morris

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 5,100 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Iroquois River near Chebanse

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 207 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Wilmington

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mazon River near Coal City

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · 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 16Typical 109

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

KANKAKEE WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:15 PM; Morning 6:56–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bonfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Bonfield, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Morris

Iroquois River near Chebanse

Kankakee River near Wilmington

Mazon River near Coal City

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