Observed 6:35 AM CDT at KCMI

Sidney, IL weather

Clear and 45°7°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 51°11° by 10 AM
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tonight at 4 AM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 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 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 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 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	62%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	44%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	61%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	24%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	70%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	76%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	79%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	80%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	73%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	66%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	49%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	22%	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	93%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	71%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	35%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	55%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	27%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	61%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	64%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	65%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	49%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 2 to 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
71°22°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 5 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°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°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.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°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, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 62°17°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.41 in10 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°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 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 75°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, 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

Saline Branch above Urbana

8.3 mi

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Fork (IL) near St. Joseph

8.8 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Boneyard Creek at Urbana - Lincoln Ave.

9.8 mi

Level: 7.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Spoon River (E-IL) near St. Joseph

9.9 mi

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 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 17Typical 106

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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

CHAMPAIGN 3S · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1888–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:16 PM; Morning 6:55–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:27 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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