Illinois River at Morris
16 mi- Level
- 5.2 ft
- Flow
- 5,220 cfs
Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KJOT
Lakewood Shores, IL weather
Sunny and 56°13°.
Today: low 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°), high 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°).
Now 56°13°
Sunny
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
- From the south-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
- Dew point
- 47°8°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 2Low
- Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
- Air quality
- 59Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 30.43 inHg1030 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (55°13° then, 56°13° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 9 AM · Cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 69% | 34% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 60% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 52% | 76% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 45% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 41% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 40% | 54% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 40% | 79% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 44% | 79% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 50% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 59% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 65% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Mostly clear | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 70% | 18% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 76% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 78% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Mostly clear | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 81% | 48% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 83% | 56% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 85% | 47% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 87% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Partly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 88% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 93% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 90% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 75% | 82% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 80% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 56% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 48% | 81% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 42% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 38% | 62% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 37% | 72% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 37% | 72% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 41% | 75% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 46% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 55% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 62% | 43% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 68% | 68% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 71% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 74% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 76% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 77% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 77% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 79% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 81% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 85% | 67% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 88% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 88% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 82% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 74% | 89% | 1 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 49°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–47°8°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. 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°–49°9°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 57°14°Dry
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 72. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–51°11°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–56°13°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 54°12°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–58°14°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
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 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–57°14°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 58°15°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 66°19°40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 61°16°50% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–60°16°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 63°17°50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 63°17°40% chance · 0.21 in5.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 60°15°40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–62°17°
- Wind
- 23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 63°17°40% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.25 in6.2 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°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–62°17°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–76°; chance of precipitation on 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
Below flood stage
Kankakee River near Wilmington
5.1 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
- Flow
- 2,030 cfs
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Kankakee River near Lorenzo
9.7 mi- Level
- 505 ft
Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page
Illinois River at Dresden Lock (tailwater)
11 mi- Level
- 484 ft
Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:58 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 44 min
- Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:19–6:15 PM
- Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:15–6:26 PM
- Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 9 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:56 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
