Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KTIP

Rankin, IL weather

Sunny and 51°11°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°11°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (70°21° → 57°14°)

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 8 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 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	21%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	24%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	26%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	71%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	76%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	78%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	73%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	30%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	37%	78%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	37%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	59%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	58%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	55%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	62%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	58%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	75%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	72%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Spoon River (E-IL) near St. Joseph

22 mi

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Fork (IL) near St. Joseph

23 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 102

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Hoopeston · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:15 PM; Morning 6:55–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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