Observed 5:50 PM CDT at KCMI

Homer, IL weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (71°22° then, 71°22° 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
High 76°24° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° 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 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	22%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	32%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	18%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	94%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	56%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	47%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	52%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	36%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	65%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	49%	63%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	69%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	86%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	86%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	79%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	77%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	81%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	77%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	45%	73%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 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
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°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 76. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Salt Fork (IL) near St. Joseph

9.0 mi

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Spoon River (E-IL) near St. Joseph

9.8 mi

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Saline Branch above Urbana

12 mi

Level: 0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Vermilion River above Oakwood

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 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 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

CHAMPAIGN 3S · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1888–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:21–6:16 PM; Morning 6:55–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:26 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:26–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Homer, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Salt Fork (IL) near St. Joseph

Spoon River (E-IL) near St. Joseph

Saline Branch above Urbana

Middle Fork Vermilion River above Oakwood

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