Observed 1:30 PM CDT at KARR

Harding, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 9 mph15 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° 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 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	53%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	37%	47%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	38%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	36%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	32%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	29%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	72%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	54%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	45%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	73%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	91%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	89%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	73%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°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: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
54°12°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 459 ft
Flow: 1,790 cfs

Forecast peak 459 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 442 ft
Flow: 4,600 cfs

Forecast peak 442 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River near La Salle

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.5 ft
Flow: 5,570 cfs

Forecast peak 11.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Morris

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 5,330 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Ottawa 4sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1890–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+10°+6°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:18 PM; Morning 7:00–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Harding, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River near La Salle

Illinois River at Morris

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