Observed 6:35 AM CDT at KC75

Leonore, IL weather

Clear and 45°7°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (44°7° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	8%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	8%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	1%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	0%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	0%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	1%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	3%	2
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	36%	4%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	22%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	15%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	16%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	52%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	56%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	41%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	43%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	14%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	67%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	64%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	91%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	87%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	89%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	91%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	80%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	79%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	42%	81%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	80%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	59%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	73%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	55%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	50%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	52%	46%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	45%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	64%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	65%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	49%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	51%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	57%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	46%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, 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
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance
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
50°10°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance
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°–66°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–73°.

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

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 442 ft
Flow: 5,130 cfs

Forecast peak 442 ft Fri 7 AM

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River near La Salle

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.7 ft
Flow: 6,660 cfs

Forecast peak 11.6 ft Fri 7 AM

Reading from Fri 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 460 ft
Flow: 8,210 cfs

Forecast peak 459 ft Fri 7 AM

Reading from Fri 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River near Henry

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.8 ft
Flow: 4,770 cfs

Forecast peak 14.8 ft Fri 7 AM

Reading from Fri 5:45 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 111

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Ottawa 4sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1890–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SatOct 17
−8°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:20 PM; Morning 6:59–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:31 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:31–8 PM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:21 AM · rises 4:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Leonore, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River near La Salle

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River near Henry

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon