Observed 8:25 AM CDT at KSPI

Mount Pulaski, IL weather

Sunny and 54°12°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 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 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 53°12° 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
Fri 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	1%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	43%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	0%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	1%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	5%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	30%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	18%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	36%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	40%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	36%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	32%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	37%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	72%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	73%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	71%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	75%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	75%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	75%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	65%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	59%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	44%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	48%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	15%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	49%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	57%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	34%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	54%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	59%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	57%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 75°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. 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
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts 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
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% 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
55°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
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
66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–76°.

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

Lake Fork (Central IL) near Cornland

6.7 mi

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.1 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River at Riverton

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville

19 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Fri 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SatOct 17
−5°−3°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:22 PM; Morning 6:59–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:33 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 53% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:23 AM · rises 4:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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