Observed 9:55 AM CDT at K1H2

Effingham, IL weather

Sunny and 62°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 62°16°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (62°17° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 9 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 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	55%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	61%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	36%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	65%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	56%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	33%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	68%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	56%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	54%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	30%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	31%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	64%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	43%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	47%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	52%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	52%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	46%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	56%	54%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	57%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	58%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	65%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	64%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	76%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 2 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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  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 76. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. 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
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 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
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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
59°15°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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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

Little Wabash River near Effingham

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River near Cowden

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 63 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 536 ft
Flow: 70 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Embarras River (IL) at Newton

23 mi

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:19 PM; Morning 6:56–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Effingham. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Effingham, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Wabash River near Effingham

Kaskaskia River near Cowden

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville

Embarras River (IL) at Newton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon