Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KMDH

Dowell, IL weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. Light through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 10 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 47 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	50%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	41%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	60%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	31%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	30%	55%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	63%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	16%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	34%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	30%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	54%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	50%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	48%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	84%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	76%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	76%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	88%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	79%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 78. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. 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, 63°17°
  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 78. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–79°; 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

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 112 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

16 mi

Level: 405 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

17 mi

Level: 404 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 82

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Du Quoin 4 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:23 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 11 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Dowell. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,000 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dowell, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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