Observed 10:50 AM CDT at KDEC

Lovington, IL weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. 57–6 mph10 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 60Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 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

Good hours for

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 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 62°17° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	2%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	6%	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	38%	7%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	7%	1
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	38%	8%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	7%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	9%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	7%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	20%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	16%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	20%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	69%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	71%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	68%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	58%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	63%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	55%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	69%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	78%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	80%	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	41%	75%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	63%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	56%	32%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	38%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	37%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	42%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	66%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. 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
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  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°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  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°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly 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, 58°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
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°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 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 46°, 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

West Okaw River near Lovington

1.9 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Fri 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood

11 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Fri 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills

15 mi

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River below Ficklin

15 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 97

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Decatur Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SatOct 17
−6°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:20 PM; Morning 6:56–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:31 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:31 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:20 AM · rises 4:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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