Observed 8:15 AM CDT at KENL

Centralia, IL weather

Foggy and 49°9°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 49°9°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 9 PM
Visibility: 1 mi1.6 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 97%; Air 49°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 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 (48°9° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 51°11° by 8 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 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	0%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	0%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	33%	0%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	76%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	75%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	72%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	57%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	61%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	45%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	46%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	46%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	68%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	72%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	58%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	63%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	65%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	59%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	46%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	44%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	42%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	35%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°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
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–77°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LSX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kaskaskia River above Carlyle Lake Dam (pool)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 445 ft

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 79 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 413 ft
Flow: 293 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River above Mount Vernon

16 mi

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Salem · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1932–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−3°SatOct 17
—SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:23 PM; Morning 6:57–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:34 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:22 AM · rises 4:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Centralia. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Centralia, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kaskaskia River above Carlyle Lake Dam (pool)

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle

Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater

Big Muddy River above Mount Vernon

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