Observed 12:00 AM CDT at KDEC

Stonington, IL weather

Clear and 48°9°.

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 51°11° by 10 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tonight at 3 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 49°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 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	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	31%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	22%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	34%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	96%	38%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	37%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	65%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	56%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	66%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	71%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	70%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	62%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	76%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	80%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	78%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	43%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	54%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	59%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	37%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	44%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	32%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	29%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	57%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	54%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	60%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	73%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	36%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	44%	82%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	90%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. 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
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  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 78. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°19°
  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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.77 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.31 in7.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Sangamon River at Decatur

18 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester

21 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX

21 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Fri 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Robinson Creek (IL) near Shelbyville

23 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 54 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:21 PM; Morning 6:59–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:32 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12:50–3 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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