Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KFEP

Rock City, IL weather

Sunny and 58°14°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 58°14°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 65Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 62°17° · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 9 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 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	65%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	73%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	65%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	32%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	34%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	30%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	64%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	53%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	37%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	71%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	69%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	24%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	76%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	66%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	79%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 35°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°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°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 67.
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 67°19°).
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°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, 58°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 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.37 in9.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% 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
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.31 in7.8 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–71°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 994 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar River at Brodhead

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 355 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River near Shirland

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 1,730 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River at Martintown

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 778 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Brodhead Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
+12°+6°SatOct 24

Rock City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:19 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 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

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

Rock City, 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

Sugar River at Brodhead

Pecatonica River near Shirland

Pecatonica River at Martintown

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