Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KMWA

Simpson, IL weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	10%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	16%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	18%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	21%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	32%	65%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	29%	41%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	33%	4%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	39%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	51%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	36%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	34%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	44%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	49%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	55%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	62%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	82%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	85%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	89%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	81%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest 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
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. 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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  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 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  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
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Ohio River at Golconda

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 29.8 ft

Forecast peak 29.8 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Lusk Creek above Eddyville

12 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 10:35 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Saline River above Carrier Mills

13 mi

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Cache River (IL) above Forman

13 mi

Level: 8.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Dixon Springs Agric Cntr · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1941–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:22 PM; Morning 6:55–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Simpson.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.