Observed 4:00 PM CDT at KMDH

Grand Tower, IL weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Forecasts agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 6 PM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° 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	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	34%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	32%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	35%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	14%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	16%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	52%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	63%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	71%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	80%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	82%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	85%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	87%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	87%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	85%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	92%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	89%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	79%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	78%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	60%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	40%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 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: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 75°24°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 71°21°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 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
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
59°15°–78°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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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

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.3 ft
Flow: 171,000 cfs

Forecast peak 16.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Grand Tower

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Red Rock Landing

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 111 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:25 PM; Morning 6:58–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Grand Tower. The highest point on the skyline is about 900 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Grand Tower, 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 Cape Girardeau

Mississippi River above Grand Tower

Mississippi River above Red Rock Landing

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon