Fox River at South Elgin Dam
1.1 mi- Level
- 12.5 ft
- Flow
- 889 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 2:35 PM CDT at KDPA
Sunny and 68°20°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°), high 72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°).
Now 68°20°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 44% | 30% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 43% | 63% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 45% | 57% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 52% | 44% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 60% | 51% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Mostly clear | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 66% | 23% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 69% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 71% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Mostly clear | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 76% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 78% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 81% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 83% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 85% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 85% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 86% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 86% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 84% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 73% | 80% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 63% | 75% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 55% | 79% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 78% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 47% | 77% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 46% | 72% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 44% | 78% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 44% | 67% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 48% | 59% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 52% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 60% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 65% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 69% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 71% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 74% | 77% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 76% | 69% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 79% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Partly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 82% | 71% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 84% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 90% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 95% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 99% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 99% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 91% | 93% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 80% | 87% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 71% | 81% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 79% | 2 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 83% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 84% | 3 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, 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 69°21°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.12 in3 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.
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Dry, high 66°, low 46°, cooling off.
Highs 58–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 86% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).
Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.
On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
South Elgin weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:57 PM.
Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing