Observed 6:52 AM CDT at KSPI

Pleasant Plains, IL weather

Clear and 47°8°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 47°8°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (47°8° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	25%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	71%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	69%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	45%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	80%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	76%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	38%	75%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	37%	72%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	25%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	37%	42%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	45%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	27%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	68%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. 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, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 78°26°).
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% 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
67°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 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
47°8°–66°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Sangamon River at Petersburg

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 124 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek (IL) at Springfield

12 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River near Springfield

16 mi

Level: 21.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River near Oakford

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 456 ft
Flow: 544 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 95

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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1879–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Pleasant Plains weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:24 PM; Morning 7:02–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Pleasant Plains. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 25 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.