Observed 2:35 PM CDT at KBRL

Stronghurst, IL weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	25%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	41%	17%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	17%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	6%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	20%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	31%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	65%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	64%	61%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	76%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	72%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	68%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	67%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	63%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	79%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	86%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	90%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	85%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  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 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow showers, 49°10°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Snow showers. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Snow 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow showers, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  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
49°9°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 57–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.5 ft
Flow: 70,300 cfs

Forecast peak 9.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Gladstone

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 72,900 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Henderson Creek near Oquawka

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.3 ft
Flow: 386 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Skunk River at Augusta

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 4,820 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Burlington Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:27 PM; Morning 7:07–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 49% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Stronghurst, 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 Burlington

Mississippi River at Gladstone

Henderson Creek near Oquawka

Skunk River at Augusta

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon