Observed 8:15 AM CDT at KMQB

Raritan, IL weather

Sunny and 49°10°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 49°10°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 95%; Air 49°10°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 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

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 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 53°12° by 5 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 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	66%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	62%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	44%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	29%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	32%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	39%	43%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	50%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	37%	24%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	36%	19%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	3%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	68%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	61%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	75%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, 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°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% 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%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
63°17°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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
54°12°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.5 ft
Flow: 70,300 cfs

Forecast peak 9.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Gladstone

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 72,900 cfs

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Henderson Creek near Oquawka

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.3 ft
Flow: 386 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Skunk River at Augusta

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 4,950 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 117

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

La Harpe · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:26 PM; Morning 7:07–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:37–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Raritan, 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 Gladstone

Henderson Creek near Oquawka

Skunk River at Augusta

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