Observed 1:15 PM EDT at KIKK

Sheldon, IL weather

Sunny and 69°21°.

Forecasts agree

Now 69°21°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 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 (71°21° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° 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	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	75%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	78%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	82%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	80%	0
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	62%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	65%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	61%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	43%	62%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	68%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	64%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	54%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	34%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	77%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	72%	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	61%	62%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	52%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	76%	66%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	57%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	58%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	85%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	76%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	64%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	86%	2
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	48%	89%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  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, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
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 78°26°).
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.91 in23 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.61 in16 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% 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
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.3 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–78°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Iroquois River at Iroquois

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 93 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Iroquois River near Foresman

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 67 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Carpenter Creek at Remington

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 6:18–7:13 PM; Morning 7:54–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 7:13–7:24 PM; Morning 7:43–7:54 AM; first light 7:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:25 AM · rises 5:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Sheldon, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Iroquois River at Iroquois

Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford

Iroquois River near Foresman

Carpenter Creek at Remington

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon