Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KRPJ

Lee Center, IL weather

Clear and 45°7°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 95%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 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 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	40%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	78%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	45%	74%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	69%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	42%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	52%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	43%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	52%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	58%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	68%	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	76%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	86%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	47%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	72%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	81%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	64%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	85%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 70. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 73°23°).
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°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 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–73°; 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 Dixon

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 6,040 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Elkhorn Creek (IL) near Penrose

24 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 85 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Como

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 5,920 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

DIXON WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Lee Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:19 PM; Morning 7:02–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% 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 Lee Center. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.