Observed 12:00 AM CDT at KUGN

Ringwood, IL weather

Clear and 57°14°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable · down to 45°7° by 2 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 87Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 11 PM · 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 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	9%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	16%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	25%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	36%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	91%	75%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	76%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	92%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	80%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	80%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	82%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	76%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	79%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	75%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	63%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	56%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	59%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	59%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	62%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	60%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	54%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	50%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	22%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	50%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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 69°21°).
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 46 mph73 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–69°; 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

Nippersink Creek at Wonder Lake

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Fox River near Johnsburg

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 132 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Boone Creek near Mchenry

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:14 PM; Morning 6:59–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12:53–4 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ringwood, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Nippersink Creek at Wonder Lake

Fox River near Johnsburg

Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove

Boone Creek near Mchenry

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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