Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KC75

Cherry, IL weather

Clear and 50°10°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (45°7° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 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 6a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	38%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	49%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	80%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	79%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	80%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	76%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	66%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	44%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	70%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	30%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	29%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	71%	66%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	86%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	77%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. 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, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°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 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 66°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.31 in7.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.4 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
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Illinois River near La Salle

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.6 ft
Flow: 6,050 cfs

Forecast peak 11.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 442 ft
Flow: 4,830 cfs

Forecast peak 442 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River near Henry

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.8 ft
Flow: 4,710 cfs

Forecast peak 14.8 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 459 ft
Flow: 3,480 cfs

Forecast peak 459 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 110

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 (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Hennepin · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2011–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:19 PM; Morning 7:01–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Cherry, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River near La Salle

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River near Henry

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

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