Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KPRG

Sidell, IL weather

Clear and 42°5°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 42°5°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
Humidity: 97%; Air 42°5°, dew point 41°5° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 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 (40°5° then, 42°5° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (69°21° → 57°14°)

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly 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 8a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	25%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	33%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	19%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	20%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	57%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	80%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	81%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	81%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	42%	74%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	16%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	44%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	64%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	80%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	59%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	51%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	44%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	45%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	54%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	60%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	65%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	55%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	51%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	50%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°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 73. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
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 76°24°).
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.43 in11 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
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on 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

Middle Fork Vermilion River above Oakwood

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Vermilion River (E-IL) near Danville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 184 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Fork (IL) near St. Joseph

20 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Spoon River (E-IL) near St. Joseph

21 mi

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 110

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
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 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Sidell 4n · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:21–6:15 PM; Morning 6:54–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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