Observed 10:15 PM CDT at KMWA

Royalton, IL weather

Clear and 54°12°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 11 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 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 (52°11° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 57°14° by 10 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
Fri 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	2%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	23%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	57%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	96%	48%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	16%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	28%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	25%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	49%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	67%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	66%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	66%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	30%	49%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	52%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	53%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	44%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	49%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	39%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	33%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	42%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	43%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	52%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	81%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	35%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	87%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  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 77. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 74. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–78°.

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

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

12 mi

Level: 405 ft

Reading from Fri 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

14 mi

Level: 404 ft

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 114 cfs

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 79

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Du Quoin 4 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Royalton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:24 PM; Morning 6:56–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11:40 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:22 AM · rises 4:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Royalton. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Royalton, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon