Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KCPS

Pocahontas, IL weather

Sunny and 64°18°.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
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

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
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
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 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 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 9 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 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	37%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	22%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	38%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	72%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	44%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	67%	3
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	36%	48%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	60%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	44%	41%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	28%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	53%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	25%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	73%	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 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	72%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	62%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	92%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  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, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. 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°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  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 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 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, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.63 in16 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°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–79°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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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 below Carlyle Dam Tailwater

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 413 ft
Flow: 273 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River above Carlyle Lake Dam (pool)

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 445 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 72 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:24 PM; Morning 7:00–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–1 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 Pocahontas. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 41 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Pocahontas, IL weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater

Kaskaskia River above Carlyle Lake Dam (pool)

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon