Observed 1:10 PM CDT at KBMI

Shirley, IL weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–9 mph14 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° 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 1p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	51%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	43%	38%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	49%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	24%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	19%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	44%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	20%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	65%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	62%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	68%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	90%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	92%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	92%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°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 79.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.74 in19 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  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
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
54°12°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–79°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Sugar Creek (Central IL) near Bloomington

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Kickapoo Creek near Heyworth

6.0 mi

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville

11 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mackinaw River near Congerville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 61 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · 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 13Typical 113

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

NORMAL 4NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Shirley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:20 PM; Morning 6:59–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:31 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Shirley, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sugar Creek (Central IL) near Bloomington

Little Kickapoo Creek near Heyworth

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville

Mackinaw River near Congerville

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