Observed 7:50 AM CDT at KSPI

Taylorville, IL weather

Sunny and 50°10°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (69°21° → 57°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 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 8a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	34%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	40%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	37%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	42%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	78%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	79%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	71%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	76%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	32%	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	77%	34%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	76%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	61%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	72%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. 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, 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 77. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. 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, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. 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
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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 77°25°).
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  50% 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
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester

19 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX

19 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (W-Central IL) near Springfield

21 mi

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sangamon River at Riverton

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 96

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

MORRISONVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1979–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:22 PM; Morning 7:00–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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