Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KBMI

Flanagan, IL weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 47Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.42 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 (60°15° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° 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	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	76%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	63%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	82%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	74%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	29%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	22%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	24%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	47%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	23%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	46%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	61%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	66%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	88%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	68%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	56%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	61%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	67%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	81%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	67%	96%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. 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
  Partly cloudy, 61°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 75. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  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 53.
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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  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 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.31 in7.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–77°; chance of precipitation on 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

Vermilion River at Pontiac

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River (N-IL) near Leonore

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · 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 13Typical 111

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Minonk · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:18 PM; Morning 6:59–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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