Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KGBG

Galva, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 51°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 48Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 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 (71°21° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	68%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	27%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	41%	26%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	26%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	24%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	24%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	17%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	37%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	31%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	55%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	81%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	62%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	61%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	49%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	78%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	69%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	81%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°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
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly 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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
51°11°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Indian Creek (IL) near Wyoming

15 mi

Level: 9.9 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Green River (IL) near Geneseo

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 829 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 124

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Galva · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:23 PM; Morning 7:04–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:53–7:04 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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