Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KJOT

Ritchie, IL weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (69°21° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	79%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	78%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	42%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	43%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	69%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	27%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)	49°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	60%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	90%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	37%	56%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	73%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	34%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	69%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	86%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	77%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, 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°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  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
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Illinois River at Morris

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 5,020 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Wilmington

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 505 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Mazon River near Coal City

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 109

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

KANKAKEE WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:15 PM; Morning 6:57–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ritchie. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ritchie, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River at Morris

Kankakee River near Wilmington

Kankakee River near Lorenzo

Mazon River near Coal City

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