Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KHSB

Old Shawneetown, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (69°20° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (70°21° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · 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 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	17%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	48%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	52%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	47%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	58%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	77%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	44%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	33%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	74%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	65%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	87%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	81%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	83%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	88%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	85%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	87%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	75%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	77%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts 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°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°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 78. South wind 1 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
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. 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°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 65°18°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9 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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
40°4°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 71–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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 Shawneetown

0.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.5 ft
Flow: 75,200 cfs

Forecast peak 15.6 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.3 ft
Flow: 78,500 cfs

Forecast peak 14.5 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Saline River above Harrisburg

20 mi

Level: 8.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 80

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?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

J.t. Myers Locks & Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2002–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
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—ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
+4°+2°SatOct 24

Old Shawneetown weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:19 PM; Morning 6:53–7:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:29 PM; Morning 6:43–6:53 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8 PM–6:43 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Old Shawneetown. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.