Observed 2:30 PM CDT at KDPA

Elgin, IL weather

Partly cloudy and 70°21°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Partly sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 72Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · 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	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	65%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	32%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	63%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	58%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	33%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	34%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	78%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	77%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	68%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	48%	47%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	71%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	91%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	97%	76%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	92%	93%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	79%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	83%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  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, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Tyler Creek at Elgin

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at South Elgin Dam

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.5 ft
Flow: 889 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Poplar Creek at Elgin

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Ferson Creek near St Charles

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · 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 16Typical 129

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BARRINGTON 3SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:15 PM; Morning 6:58–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Elgin, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tyler Creek at Elgin

Fox River at South Elgin Dam

Poplar Creek at Elgin

Ferson Creek near St Charles

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