Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KMTO

Mattoon, IL weather

Clear and 54°12°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 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 (54°12° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 1 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 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	45%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	21%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	52%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	25%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	40%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	43%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	38%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	69%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	73%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	70%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	64%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	33%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	19%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	45%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	49%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	25%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	58%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	58%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	66%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	35%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	42%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	91%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 1 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
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 76. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 62°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 cloudy, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills

7.8 mi

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitley Creek near Allenville

9.0 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River below Ficklin

22 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 536 ft
Flow: 70 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−10°−6°SatOct 17
−6°−3°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:18 PM; Morning 6:56–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:36–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Mattoon. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.