Observed 4:25 AM CDT at KBMI

Kappa, IL weather

Clear and 50°10°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 44Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 48°9° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 50°10° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 3 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 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	26%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	35%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	75%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	77%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	78%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	82%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	81%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	46%	77%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	50%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	66%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	60%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	36%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	24%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	28%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	68%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	64%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	75%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	77%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	38%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	68%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	64%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	72%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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: Mostly cloudy, 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
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  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 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  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 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; 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

Mackinaw River near Congerville

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (Central IL) near Bloomington

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Kickapoo Creek near Heyworth

22 mi

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River at Pontiac

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 113

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

NORMAL 4NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:19 PM; Morning 7:00–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 34% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Kappa, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mackinaw River near Congerville

Sugar Creek (Central IL) near Bloomington

Little Kickapoo Creek near Heyworth

Vermilion River at Pontiac

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? Poor

Moon