Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KFEP

Leaf River, IL weather

Sunny and 58°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 58°14°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 65Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 9 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 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	75%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	78%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	65%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	35%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	35%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	33%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	65%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	57%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	58%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	67%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	61%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	60%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	52%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	75%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	35%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	77%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	66%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	92%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	71%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	79%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  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 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 73°23°).
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rock River at Byron

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 5,210 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River at Freeport

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 994 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Dixon

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 6,040 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:19 PM; Morning 7:03–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Leaf River, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River at Byron

Pecatonica River at Freeport

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

Rock River at Dixon

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon