Observed 6:35 AM CDT at KMTO

Montrose, IL weather

Clear and 50°10°.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 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 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	19%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	13%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	61%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	72%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	66%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	80%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	72%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	38%	71%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	76%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	55%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	42%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	37%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	47%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	56%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	61%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	69%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	61%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	66%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	68%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	71%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°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
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.5 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–65°18°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Little Wabash River near Effingham

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitley Creek near Allenville

25 mi

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:18 PM; Morning 6:55–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% 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 Montrose. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.