Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KDBQ

Galena, IL weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the south. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.05 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 (72°22° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 67°19° 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	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	33%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	56%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	96%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	88%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	67%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	71%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	78%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	85%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	85%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	83%	2
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	84%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°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
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.31 in7.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 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
49°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Mississippi River at Bellevue

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 32,300 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 28,200 cfs

Forecast peak 7.6 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 32,000 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sinsinawa River near Menominee

4.9 mi

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Dubuque Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:23 PM; Morning 7:07–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Galena, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Bellevue

Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)

Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)

Sinsinawa River near Menominee

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? Poor

Moon