Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KIKK

Grant Park, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 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

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 70°21° · 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	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	49%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	38%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	30%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	41%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	28%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	25%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	60%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	70%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	66%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	43%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	40%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	60%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	69%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	63%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	86%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	78%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	81%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	84%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	88%	3
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	88%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–78°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Kankakee River at Momence

6.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 1,410 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Plum Creek (IL) near Crete

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River at Shelby

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 1,380 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Iroquois River near Chebanse

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 204 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 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 109

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?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

KANKAKEE WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Grant Park weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:13 PM; Morning 6:55–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Grant Park. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,200 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Grant Park, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kankakee River at Momence

Plum Creek (IL) near Crete

Kankakee River at Shelby

Iroquois River near Chebanse

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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