Observed 9:50 PM CDT at KOLY

Golden Gate, IL weather

Clear and 53°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 53°12°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 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 (55°13° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 60°16° by 9 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
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	33%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	10%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	22%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	58%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	66%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	56%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	60%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	62%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	29%	61%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	72%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	63%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	34%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	36%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	42%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	48%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	54%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	59%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	32%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	30%	61%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	31%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	39%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–77°.

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

Little Wabash River at Carmi

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 186 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 1 AM

Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wabash River at Mount Carmel

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 8,270 cfs

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Sat 1 AM

Reading from Fri 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bonpas Creek above Browns

13 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Fri 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Wabash River below Clay City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

1 Ene Fairfield · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SatOct 17
−10°−6°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Golden Gate weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:20 PM; Morning 6:53–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:30 PM; Morning 6:42–6:53 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:37 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:18 AM · rises 4:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Golden Gate, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Wabash River at Carmi

Wabash River at Mount Carmel

Bonpas Creek above Browns

Little Wabash River below Clay City

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon