Observed 2:35 AM CDT at KFSW

Pontoosuc, IL weather

Clear and 59°15°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the southeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 57°14° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 1 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 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	62%	64%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	25%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	68%	31%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	39%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	66%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	65%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	31%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	49%	37%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	46%	63%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	73%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	52%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	66%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	60%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	37%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	55%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	54%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	49%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	56%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	54%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	75%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	75%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	43%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	82%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	53%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DVN) (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

Mississippi River at Burlington

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 70,100 cfs

Forecast peak 9.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Keokuk

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 65,600 cfs

Forecast peak 5.2 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 2:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Gladstone

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 72,900 cfs

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Fort Madison

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 526 ft
Flow: 81,600 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 95% less heating than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Burlington Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:28 PM; Morning 7:08–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 47% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Pontoosuc, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Burlington

Mississippi River at Keokuk

Mississippi River at Gladstone

Mississippi River at Fort Madison

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon