Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KRFD

Poplar Grove, IL weather

Mostly cloudy and 63°17°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 65Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 10 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 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	53%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	68%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	64%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	29%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	43%	41%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	29%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	35%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	63%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	59%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	29%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	39%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	58%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	61%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	61%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	59%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	66%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	19%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	91%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	81%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	77%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
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 72°22°).
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 275 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Latham Park

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 4,570 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockford (Auburn Street)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 5,540 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kishwaukee River at Marengo

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 79 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 147

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BELOIT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24

Poplar Grove weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:17 PM; Morning 7:01–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:28 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 61% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Poplar Grove, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere

Rock River at Latham Park

Rock River at Rockford (Auburn Street)

Kishwaukee River at Marengo

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