Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KIGQ

Richton Park, IL weather

Clear and 53°11°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 53°11°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 84Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (43°6° then, 53°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 50°10° · Clear
This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 1 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 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	4%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	13%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	71%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	80%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	70%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	78%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	71%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	69%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	66%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	74%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	58%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	65%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	47%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	50%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	46%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	74%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	63%	2
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	46%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	64%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	68%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  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 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% 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
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–74°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor

6.4 mi

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Thorn Creek at Glenwood

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights

8.4 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Calumet Union Drainage Canal at Markham

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

PARK FOREST WATER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Richton Park weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:13 PM; Morning 6:55–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:40–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Richton Park. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.