Observed 11:35 AM CDT at KPNT

Long Point, IL weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 49Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° 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 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	46%	82%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	81%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	73%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	25%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	23%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	45%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	15%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	22%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	70%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	88%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	69%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	74%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	71%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	60%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	69%	95%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	90%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. 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, 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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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)

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 442 ft
Flow: 4,720 cfs

Forecast peak 442 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 459 ft
Flow: 1,950 cfs

Forecast peak 459 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River near La Salle

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.6 ft
Flow: 5,890 cfs

Forecast peak 11.5 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River (N-IL) near Leonore

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 111

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Minonk · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:18 PM; Morning 6:59–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Long Point, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River at Marseilles Lock (tailwater)

Illinois River near La Salle

Vermilion River (N-IL) near Leonore

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon