Observed 1:30 PM CDT at KDEC

LaPlace, IL weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 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 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	42%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	47%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	59%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	37%	74%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	58%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	55%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	70%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	56%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	65%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	23%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	70%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	69%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	43%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	57%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	57%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	51%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	38%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	50%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	63%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	82%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	84%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	84%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. 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
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. 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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°14°
  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
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% 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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 51°10°
  40% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, 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

West Okaw River near Lovington

5.4 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood

13 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River at Decatur

14 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River at Monticello

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 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 16Typical 99

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DECATUR WTP · 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:19 PM; Morning 6:57–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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