Observed 1:55 AM CDT at KIKK

Kankakee, IL weather

Clear and 49°9°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 49°9°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 42°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
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 (47°8° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tonight at 4 AM
Fog tonight 5–7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 47°8° · Clear
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 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 52°11° by 1 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 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	4%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	10%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	11%	0
Sat 5a	Fog	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	38%	0
Sat 6a	Fog	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	71%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	71%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	55%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	69%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	77%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	71%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	77%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	65%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	55%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	71%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	58%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	27%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	49%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	54%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	35%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	72%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	56%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	70%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	63%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	60%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	69%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–76°; chance of precipitation on 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

Iroquois River near Chebanse

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 207 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River at Momence

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 1,430 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Wilmington

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2,060 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Iroquois River at Iroquois

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 94 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 109

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 42°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:14 PM; Morning 6:55–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:36–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kankakee. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Kankakee, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iroquois River near Chebanse

Kankakee River at Momence

Kankakee River near Wilmington

Iroquois River at Iroquois

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