Observed 8:54 AM CDT at KDEC

Long Creek, IL weather

Sunny and 52°11°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (69°21° → 57°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 52°11° by 8 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 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	0%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	46%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	0%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	5%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	1%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	3%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	11%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	17%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	30%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	27%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	2%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	64%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	76%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	66%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	73%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	67%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	74%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	79%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	79%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	67%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	54%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	49%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	46%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	39%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	28%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	42%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	44%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	44%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	44%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	61%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
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 74°23°).
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°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, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
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°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–75°.

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

Sangamon River at Decatur

7.1 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Okaw River near Lovington

11 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Fri 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood

20 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River at Monticello

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 56 cfs

Reading from Fri 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 96

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DECATUR WTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Long Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:21 PM; Morning 6:57–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:32 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

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

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