Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KCPS

Fairmont City, IL weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 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

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	23%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	17%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	39%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	36%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	36%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	31%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	61%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	66%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	35%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	43%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	87%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	92%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	94%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	84%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	75%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	62%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% 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
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 82

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

ALTON - MELVIN PRICE L&D · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1943–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

—SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24

Fairmont City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:36 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Fairmont City. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.