Observed 12:35 PM CDT at KENW

Richmond, IL weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 3 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 96Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 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
Fri 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	0%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	0%	3
Fri 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	2%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	4%	2
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	12%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	47%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	49%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	50%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	43%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	41%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	52%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	65%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	71%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	28%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	73%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	78%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	85%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	91%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	95%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	97%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	91%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	82%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	82%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	89%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	78%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	76%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	75%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	77%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	67%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	68%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	78%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Fog. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Mostly 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 73°23°).
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance
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
51°11°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance
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
53°12°–70°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
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°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 51°.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 50°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–68°.

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

Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 132 cfs

Reading from Fri 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Nippersink Creek at Wonder Lake

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River near Johnsburg

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at Fox Lake

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Fri 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 117

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lake Geneva Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SatOct 17
−8°−4°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:16 PM; Morning 6:58–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:27 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:19 AM · rises 4:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Richmond, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove

Nippersink Creek at Wonder Lake

Fox River near Johnsburg

Fox River at Fox Lake

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon