Observed 10:53 PM CDT at KCPS

Smithton, IL weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Light through 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 62Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 11 PM · 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 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	34%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	54%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	20%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	25%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	64%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	35%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	51%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	36%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	32%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	72%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	74%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	76%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	78%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	60%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	74%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	60%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	58%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	41%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	46%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	48%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	51%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	34%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	36%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	42%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	47%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	72%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	80%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	82%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	83%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.35 in9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  30% 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
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
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–78°.

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

Mississippi River at St. Louis

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 174,000 cfs

Forecast peak 8.2 ft Sat 1 AM

Reading from Fri 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at New Athens

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 68.6 ft
Flow: 583 cfs

Reading from Fri 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Silver Creek near Mascoutah

12 mi

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 1,450 cfs

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Meramec River at Arnold

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 7,330 cfs

Reading from Fri 11 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 78% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 67

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BELLEVILLE SIU RESEARCH · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:01–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–4 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Smithton. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Smithton, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at St. Louis

Kaskaskia River at New Athens

Silver Creek near Mascoutah

Meramec River at Arnold

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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