Little Calumet River at Munster
1.6 mi- Level
- 5.4 ft
- Flow
- 14 cfs
Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:35 AM CDT at KIGQ
Calumet City, IL weather
Clear and 51°11°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°), high 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°).
Now 51°11°
Clear
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
- From the southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 PM
- Dew point
- 42°6°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
- Air quality
- 61Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 30.37 inHg1028 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
10°5° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 51°11° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 83% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Fog | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 85% | 25% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Fog | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 88% | 44% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Mostly sunny | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 83% | 56% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 73% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 65% | 80% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 58% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 52% | 82% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 46% | 82% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 43% | 75% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 41% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 41% | 80% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 44% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 51% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 58% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 62% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 67% | 30% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 68% | 58% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Partly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 72% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Mostly clear | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 74% | 45% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 79% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Partly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 82% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 85% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Partly sunny | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 81% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 71% | 88% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 62% | 88% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 55% | 89% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 49% | 66% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 43% | 64% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 40% | 59% | 2 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 39% | 79% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 39% | 80% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 43% | 78% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Partly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 49% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 57% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 62% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 68% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 68% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 69% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 71% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 73% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 73% | 68% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 75% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 79% | 79% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 59°15° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 59°15° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
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 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 59°15°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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 58°14°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 57°14°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 66°19°30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 61°16°40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
- 69°21°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 62°16°40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 65°18°50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 64°18°50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 60°15°40% 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
- 62°17°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 63°17°30% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 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°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 36°2°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 71°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; chance of precipitation on 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
Below flood stage
Grand Calumet River above Hammond (Columbia Ave)
2.5 mi- Level
- 6.0 ft
Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page
Little Calumet River at South Holland
3.1 mi- Level
- 5.4 ft
- Flow
- 49 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Little Calumet River at Munster (Northcote Avenue)
3.4 mi- Level
- 9.9 ft
Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 89% less heating than a typical week.
This week 13Typical 119
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
PARK FOREST WATER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 59°15° / 40°4°
- Forecast high / low
- 71°22° / 48°9°
- Record high
- 81°27° in 1963
- Record low
- 18°−8° in 1981
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −4°−2°SunOct 18
- ±0°MonOct 19
- +3°+2°TueOct 20
- +6°+3°WedOct 21
- +8°+4°ThuOct 22
- +9°+5°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Calumet City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:55 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 43 min
- Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:16–6:12 PM
- Morning 6:55–7:51 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:12–6:23 PM
- Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM
Stars tonight? Good
Mostly clear 5:28–6:44 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:25 AM · rises 4:53 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
