Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KGBG

Nekoma, IL weather

Clear and 51°11°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°11°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 48Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 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 (51°10° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 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	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	44%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	77%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	74%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	61%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	68%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	39%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	41%	30%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	28%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	36%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	51%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	66%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	64%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	54%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	83%	90%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly 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, 61°16°
  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.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. 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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, 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

Indian Creek (IL) near Wyoming

21 mi

Level: 9.9 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Green River (IL) near Geneseo

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 826 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 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 124

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Galva · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:23 PM; Morning 7:05–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:54–7:05 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:34–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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