Observed 7:15 AM CDT at KIKK

Buckingham, IL weather

Sunny and 46°8°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 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

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (40°5° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 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 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	42%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	24%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	37%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	75%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	77%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	78%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	63%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	76%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	59%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	66%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	50%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	76%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	56%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	67%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	49%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	46%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	63%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	70%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	85%	71%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	77%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 49. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. 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
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°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: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Iroquois River near Chebanse

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 204 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Mazon River near Coal City

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Wilmington

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 505 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 123

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 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Dwight Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1990–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Buckingham weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:15 PM; Morning 6:57–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Buckingham. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,200 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buckingham, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iroquois River near Chebanse

Mazon River near Coal City

Kankakee River near Wilmington

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

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