Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KIKK

Lorenzo, IL weather

Clear and 46°8°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · up to 49°9° by 10 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 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 11 AM
High 73°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° 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 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	85%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	74%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	55%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	45%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	79%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	76%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	74%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	60%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	77%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	79%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	79%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	45%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	45%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	65%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	81%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	81%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	78%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	51%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	79%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	81%	67%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	59%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	88%	68%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  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 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, 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
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% 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
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 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
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.46 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–76°; 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 Morris

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 4,980 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Wilmington

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 505 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Dresden Lock (tailwater)

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 484 ft

Reading from Sat 5 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 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MORRIS 1NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1912–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:15 PM; Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Lorenzo. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,800 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lorenzo, 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 Morris

Kankakee River near Wilmington

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

Illinois River at Dresden Lock (tailwater)

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