Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KPNT

Pontiac, IL weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear · Feels like 42°5°

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 90%; Air 46°8°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (49°9° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by midnight · 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 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	12%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	21%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	34%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	49%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	72%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	81%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	77%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	80%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	81%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	81%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	82%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	81%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	56%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	35%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	22%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	52%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	51%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	65%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	75%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	71%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	67%	2
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	53%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	61%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	63%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	59%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. 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, 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 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.27 in7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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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

Vermilion River at Pontiac

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:18 PM; Morning 6:58–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:28 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:39–4 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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