Observed 4:10 PM CDT at KMDH

Carbondale, IL weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 51°11° by 9 PM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
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

About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	35%	25%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	29%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	6%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	53%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	63%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	79%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	63%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	85%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	86%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	88%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	85%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	89%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	91%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	85%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	81%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	49%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly 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, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. 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 79. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  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°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

4.1 mi

Level: 405 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 111 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Grassy Creek at Little Grassy Lake near Marion 13WSW

7.1 mi

Level: 447 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Grassy Creek (IL) at Devils Kitchen Lake near Marion 11WSW

8.6 mi

Level: 508 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · 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 12Typical 65

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Anna 4 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+3°+2°FriOct 23
+2°+1°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:23 PM; Morning 6:57–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Carbondale. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,000 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Carbondale, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

Little Grassy Creek at Little Grassy Lake near Marion 13WSW

Grassy Creek (IL) at Devils Kitchen Lake near Marion 11WSW

For your home

Heating this week

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