Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KGBG

Galesburg, IL weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 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 (74°23° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 76°24° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° 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 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	28%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	6%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	18%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	45%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	51%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	48%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	80%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	86%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	82%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	76%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	73%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	63%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
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 51. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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
48°9°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 59–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 555 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Monmouth · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Galesburg 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: 5:29–6:24 PM; Morning 7:05–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:35 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:35–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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