Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KMQB

Colchester, IL weather

Sunny and 74°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 74°23°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 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, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° 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	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	35%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	15%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	8%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	37%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	36%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	46%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	54%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	46%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	86%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	66%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	71%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	72%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	87%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	75%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	61%	79%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	80%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	80%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 49°10°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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
49°9°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 57–78°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DVN) (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

La Moine River at Colmar

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 122 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Spoon River (W-IL) at Seville

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 994 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 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 117

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

La Harpe · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
+12°+7°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:27 PM; Morning 7:06–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Colchester. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 30 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.