Observed 1:05 PM CDT at KBMI

McLean, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. 57–8 mph13 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 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 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° 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 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	56%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	49%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	60%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	30%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	57%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	22%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	66%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	42%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	81%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	72%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	85%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	63%	86%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	96%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	89%	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
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°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
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 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°14°
  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
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  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 75.
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°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 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
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville

4.6 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Kickapoo Creek near Heyworth

11 mi

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (Central IL) near Bloomington

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.1 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 109

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

LINCOLN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

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).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:20 PM; Morning 7:00–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:31 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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