Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KJOT

Braidwood, IL weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Fog tomorrow 7–8 AM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 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
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	2%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	34%	4%	2
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	6%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	3%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	7%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	12%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	26%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	27%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	60%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	58%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	73%	56%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	19%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	82%	23%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	70%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	83%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sat 7a	Fog	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	91%	78%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	77%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	73%	83%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	93%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	97%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	80%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	74%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	77%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	75%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	34%	74%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	43%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	35%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	26%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	14%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	53%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	56%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	65%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	61%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	59%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	79%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear. 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  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 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance
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
56°13°–79°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–74°.

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

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 4,450 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Wilmington

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2,060 cfs

Reading from Fri 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mazon River near Coal City

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Fri 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 505 ft

Reading from Fri 2 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 111

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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MORRIS 1NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1912–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SatOct 17
−5°−3°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:21–6:17 PM; Morning 6:56–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:28 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–4 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:18 AM · rises 4:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Braidwood. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Braidwood, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Morris

Kankakee River near Wilmington

Mazon River near Coal City

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon