Observed 5:50 PM CDT at KPIA

Pekin, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 74Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 77°25° 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
Fri 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	3%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	3%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	1%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	3%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	11%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	18%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	41%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	56%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	51%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	37%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	72%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	77%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	80%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	70%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	79%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	39%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	59%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	27%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	51%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	51%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	49%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	44%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	56%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	63%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	55%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	69%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	75%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	74%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	59%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	84%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 74°23°).
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  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 75. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  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 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Illinois River at Peoria Lock and Dam

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 433 ft
Flow: 7,400 cfs

Forecast peak 433 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Peoria

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.0 ft
Flow: 5,790 cfs

Forecast peak 12.0 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mackinaw River near Green Valley

7.9 mi

Level: 13.8 ft
Flow: 79 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River at Kingston Mines

8.1 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 9,250 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 100

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

General Wayne A. Downing International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1883–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−5°SatOct 17
−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:23 PM; Morning 7:01–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:34 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:24 AM · rises 4:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Pekin, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Peoria Lock and Dam

Illinois River at Peoria

Mackinaw River near Green Valley

Illinois River at Kingston Mines

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon