Observed 10:55 AM CDT at KPNT

Forrest, IL weather

Sunny and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 48Good; 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

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 10 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 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	57%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	67%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	82%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	76%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	71%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	29%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	31%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	28%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	34%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	62%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	95%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	52%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	69%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	52%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	44%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	62%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	68%	91%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	60%	96%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 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°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. 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, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
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 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°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°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–77°; 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

Vermilion River at Pontiac

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:17 PM; Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:28 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 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 5:28 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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