Observed 1:50 PM CDT at KCPS

Granite City, IL weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph10 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	72%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	53%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	32%	35%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	7%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	50%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	51%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	61%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	68%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	36%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	34%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	81%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	86%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	98%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	93%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	77%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.7 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
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% 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
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  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
58°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LSX) (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 St. Louis

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 170,000 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 117,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at St. Charles

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.2 ft
Flow: 63,400 cfs

Forecast peak 12.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Grafton

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.6 ft
Flow: 147,000 cfs

Forecast peak 15.6 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

St. Louis Lambert International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Granite City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:36–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Granite City. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Granite City, 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 St. Louis

Mississippi River at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam

Missouri River at St. Charles

Mississippi River at Grafton

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? Fair

Moon