Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KSPI

Buffalo, IL weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 610–8 mph13 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 62°17° by 10 AM · Partly 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 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	1%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	4%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	6%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	7%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	46%	8%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	2%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	12%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	30%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	5%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	12%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	24%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	37%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	85%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	84%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	68%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	81%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	68%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	79%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	80%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	67%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	75%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	60%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	42%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	36%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	31%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	44%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	46%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	62%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	64%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 6 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 75°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  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.
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
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% 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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
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
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–76°.

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

Lake Fork (Central IL) near Cornland

7.1 mi

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River at Riverton

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX

11 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (W-Central IL) near Springfield

11 mi

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1879–2026

Oct 23, 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).

−8°−5°SatOct 17
−3°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:23 PM; Morning 6:59–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:23 AM · rises 4:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Buffalo, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lake Fork (Central IL) near Cornland

Sangamon River at Riverton

South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX

Sugar Creek (W-Central IL) near Springfield

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