Observed 10:55 AM CDT at KSQI

Nelson, IL weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	74%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	53%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	42%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	40%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	36%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	41%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	26%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	21%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	30%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	55%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	73%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	66%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	62%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	73%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	68%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	68%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	79%	83%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	77%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°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 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–74°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOT) (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

Rock River at Dixon

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 6,070 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Como

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 5,920 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Elkhorn Creek (IL) near Penrose

8.7 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 85 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

DIXON WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:20 PM; Morning 7:03–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:31 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:31–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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