Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KHSB

Elizabethtown, IL weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Haze · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.41 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 (63°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (70°21° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 9 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 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	46%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	26%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	18%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	17%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	9%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	46%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	58%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	50%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	26%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	55%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	35%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	41%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	56%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	41%	73%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	55%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	62%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	66%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	46%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	93%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	65%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	90%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. 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
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. 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°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°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: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% 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
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–62°17°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
61°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–66°19°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Ohio River at Golconda

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 29.8 ft

Forecast peak 29.7 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Shawneetown

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.5 ft
Flow: 72,700 cfs

Forecast peak 15.7 ft Sun 7 AM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.4 ft
Flow: 66,300 cfs

Forecast peak 12.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Lusk Creek above Eddyville

14 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 9:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:20 PM; Morning 6:53–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:30 PM; Morning 6:43–6:53 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Elizabethtown. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elizabethtown, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Golconda

Ohio River at Shawneetown

Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam

Lusk Creek above Eddyville

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon