Observed 11:56 AM CDT at KSQI

Mineral, IL weather

Sunny and 69°21°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 69°21°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; 35–10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 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

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 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 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	78%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	50%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	31%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	42%	27%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	21%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	19%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	20%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	12%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	31%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	58%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	63%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	62%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	64%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	57%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	83%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	83%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	79%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.16 in3.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–64°18°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Rock River near Joslin

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 6,390 cfs

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Bureau Creek at Princeton

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 75 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Green River (IL) near Geneseo

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 829 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

KEWANEE 1E · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1939–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
+10°+6°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:22 PM; Morning 7:04–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:33 PM; Morning 6:53–7:04 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:33–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Mineral, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River near Joslin

Big Bureau Creek at Princeton

Green River (IL) near Geneseo

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