Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KIGQ

Park Forest, IL weather

Sunny and 62°17°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 62°17°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 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 (63°17° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonDown to 63°17° by 5 PM · 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 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	48%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	33%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	43%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	33%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	52%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	66%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	45%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	38%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	46%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	55%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	70%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	59%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	58%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	64%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	73%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	77%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	84%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	77%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	89%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	91%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	91%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	88%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	85%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	82%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	66%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  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, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 67–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor

4.5 mi

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Thorn Creek at Glenwood

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights

5.7 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Plum Creek (IL) near Crete

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 119

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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

PARK FOREST WATER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Park Forest weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:13 PM; Morning 6:55–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Park Forest. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.