Observed 4:35 AM CDT at KFEP

Ridott, IL weather

Clear and 51°10°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°10°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 51°10° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 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 5a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	49%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	52%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	46%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	81%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	80%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	80%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	80%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	48%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	49%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	53%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	77%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	91%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	91%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	57%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	29%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	63%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	49%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	84%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	84%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 68.
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 68°20°).
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  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 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% 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
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Pecatonica River at Freeport

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 997 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Byron

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 5,250 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River near Shirland

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 1,740 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Freeport Wastewater Plant · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1973–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:19 PM; Morning 7:03–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 51% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ridott, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pecatonica River at Freeport

Rock River at Byron

Pecatonica River near Shirland

Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)

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? Poor

Moon