Observed 10:50 AM CDT at KDEC

Palmer, IL weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. 57–8 mph13 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
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

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 63°17° by 10 AM · Partly 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 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	0%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	0%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	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	35%	0%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	6%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	3%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	35%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	4%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	14%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	68%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	62%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	68%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	73%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	75%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	46%	73%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	68%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	68%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	54%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	34%	43%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	42%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	42%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	42%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	26%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	43%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	23%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	56%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	65%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
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
41°5°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–76°.

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

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester

21 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX

22 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (W-Central IL) near Springfield

24 mi

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

MORRISONVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1979–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SatOct 17
−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:24 PM; Morning 6:59–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:34–9 PM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:23 AM · rises 4:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Palmer. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.