Observed 11:15 AM CDT at KFWC

Burnt Prairie, IL weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. Light through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 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 (69°21° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 3 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 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° 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
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	41%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	44%	23%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	20%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	31%	27%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	29%	64%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	63%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	64%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	63%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	57%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	48%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	62%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	49%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	38%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	38%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	63%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	80%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 76. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  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 52. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–81°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Little Wabash River at Carmi

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 192 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bonpas Creek above Browns

18 mi

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Wabash River at New Harmony

19 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 8,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Skillet Fork River at Wayne City

20 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 76

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

1 Ene Fairfield · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Burnt Prairie 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: 5:26–6:19 PM; Morning 6:54–7:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:29 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–6:44 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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