Observed 1:50 PM CDT at KALN

Royal Lakes, IL weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 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 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	71%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	51%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	32%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	10%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	24%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	73%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	82%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	90%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	85%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	89%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	81%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.2 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
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
53°12°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–65°18°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LSX) (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

Mississippi River at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 111,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Alton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:25 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:35–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Royal Lakes. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.