Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KFWC

Mount Erie, IL weather

Overcast and 56°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 56°13°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Light through 9 PM
Visibility: 1.5 mi2.4 km; Haze · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable · down to 39°4° by 4 PM
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 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, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 8 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 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	11%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	13%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	33%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	35%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	21%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	57%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	30%	61%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	28%	62%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	46%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	25%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	50%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	52%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	55%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	42%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	48%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	24%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	63%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	32%	55%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	31%	30%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	59%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	39%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	34%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	43%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	55%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	58%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	56%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°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
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. 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, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 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
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 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
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Little Wabash River below Clay City

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bonpas Creek above Browns

17 mi

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Skillet Fork River at Wayne City

22 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8 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 16Typical 76

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

1 Ene Fairfield · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Mount Erie weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:19 PM; Morning 6:54–7:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:29 PM; Morning 6:44–6:54 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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