Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KENL

Panama, IL weather

Sunny and 58°14°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 58°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.4 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

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (70°21° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 8 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 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	19%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	39%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	26%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	69%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	68%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	38%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	58%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	48%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	62%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	43%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	58%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	86%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	77%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	69%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	63%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	90%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°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, 54°12°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 94 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 83

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Hillsboro · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:23 PM; Morning 7:00–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Panama. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 40 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.