Observed 6:55 PM CDT at KIGQ

Riverdale, IL weather

Clear and 60°16°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 60°16°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (60°16° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 64°18° · 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 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	56%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	35%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	27%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	48%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	39%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	60%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	59%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	45%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	69%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	88%	70%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	88%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	86%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	88%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	91%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	93%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	94%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	85%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	89%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	90%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	76%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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 51. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°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: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 41°5°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–75°; 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

Little Calumet River at South Holland

3.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.4 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Calumet Union Drainage Canal at Markham

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Natalie Creek at Midlothian

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 103

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

CHICAGO MIDWAY AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1928–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Riverdale 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 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Riverdale. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Riverdale, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Calumet River at South Holland

Calumet Union Drainage Canal at Markham

Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest

Natalie Creek at Midlothian

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? Fair

Moon