Observed 11:35 AM CDT at K1H2

Hidalgo, IL weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (69°20° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	75%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	71%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	80%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	80%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	79%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	61%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	58%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	31%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	34%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	99%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	35%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	63%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	37%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	45%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	40%	62%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	64%	49%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	20%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	20%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	26%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	55%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	66%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	69%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	94%	78%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	71%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	62%	73%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	69%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 3 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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°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, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°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 sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.41 in10 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Embarras River (IL) at Newton

11 mi

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Embarras River near Oblong

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Wabash River near Effingham

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 97

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Casey · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:18 PM; Morning 6:54–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:28 PM; Morning 6:44–6:54 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Hidalgo, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Embarras River (IL) at Newton

North Fork Embarras River near Oblong

Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie

Little Wabash River near Effingham

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