Observed 5:00 AM CDT at KPAH

Mounds, IL weather

Foggy and 45°7°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 5 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 46°8° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°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 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	22%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	23%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	61%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	19%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	21%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	15%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	18%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	40%	29%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	38%	57%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	52%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	46%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	17%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	36%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	26%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	29%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	45%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	42%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	35%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	33%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	67%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	82%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	86%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	46%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	56%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°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 76. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 65°18°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 70°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
62°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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

Ohio River at Cairo

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.1 ft
Flow: 237,000 cfs

Forecast peak 14.3 ft Sun 7 AM

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.2 ft
Flow: 170,000 cfs

Forecast peak 16.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Tailwater

8.5 mi

Level: 15.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 22.8 ft

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 43°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?

Cairo 3n · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1987–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Mounds weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:24 PM; Morning 6:56–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5:31–6:46 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Mounds. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Mounds, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Cairo

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Tailwater

Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon