Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KMQB

Prairie City, IL weather

Clear and 49°10°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 49°10°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 49°10°, dew point 47°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° warmer than this time yesterday (47°8° then, 49°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 51°11° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 2 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 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	36%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	29%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	35%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	71%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	78%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	72%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	75%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	47%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	50%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	77%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	77%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	76%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	71%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	48%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	56%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	64%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	54%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	50%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	65%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	87%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	69%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	66%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	61%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	67%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	81%	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	53%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°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, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 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, 59°15°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Spoon River (W-IL) at Seville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 1,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 577 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 127

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Avon · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Prairie City 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: 5:30–6:25 PM; Morning 7:05–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 43% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Prairie City. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.