Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KPWK

Prairie Grove, IL weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 73Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (58°14° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° 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 59°15° by 10 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 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	76%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	75%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	67%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	55%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	52%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	63%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	56%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	59%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	33%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	31%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	54%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	57%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	55%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	34%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	63%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	69%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	79%	88%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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 50. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–71°; 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

Fox River at McHenry (Stratton Lock and Dam) tailwater

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 735 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Boone Creek near Mchenry

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River near Johnsburg

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at Algonquin

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 952 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 129

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?

BARRINGTON 3SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:14 PM; Morning 6:58–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Prairie 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

Fox River at McHenry (Stratton Lock and Dam) tailwater

Boone Creek near Mchenry

Fox River near Johnsburg

Fox River at Algonquin

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? Fair

Moon