Observed 3:55 AM CDT at KMWA

Marion, IL weather

Clear and 45°7°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (46°8° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (72°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)

TonightNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 3 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 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	37%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	20%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	80%	11%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	25%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	20%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	16%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	34%	23%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	32%	32%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	31%	27%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	30%	50%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	22%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	56%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	30%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	28%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	42%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	47%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	44%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	45%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	50%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	66%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	32%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	86%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	72%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	75%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. 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
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 0 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  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: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–78°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PAH) (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

Crab Orchard Creek above Marion

2.9 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Grassy Creek (IL) at Devils Kitchen Lake near Marion 11WSW

11 mi

Level: 508 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

11 mi

Level: 405 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 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 15Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

CARBONDALE SEWAGE PLANT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:22 PM; Morning 6:56–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:33 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5–6:46 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Marion. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.