Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KFOA

Clay City, IL weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 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 (72°22° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° 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 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	65%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	64%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	66%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	47%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	26%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	29%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	44%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	98%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	60%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	64%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	36%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	35%	61%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	40%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	44%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	57%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	44%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	72%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	77%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	80%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	63%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	80%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	81%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 75. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  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, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°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 79.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 74°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 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°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–66°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILX) (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 below Clay City

4.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Embarras River (IL) at Newton

24 mi

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · 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 16Typical 93

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Olney 2s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Clay City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:19 PM; Morning 6:55–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:29 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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