Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KHSB

Thompsonville, IL weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Haze · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 2 PM
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 9 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 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	29%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	18%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	12%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	17%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	30%	51%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	29%	74%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	28%	60%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	32%	21%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	47%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	59%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	52%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	44%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	45%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	44%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	44%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	46%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	60%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	67%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	33%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	31%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	65%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  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, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  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. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 0 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 3 mph.
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 78°26°).
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  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, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 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
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–79°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

14 mi

Level: 404 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek above Marion

14 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Saline River above Harrisburg

19 mi

Level: 8.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 84

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Rend Lake Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1974–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Thompsonville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:21 PM; Morning 6:56–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:32 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Thompsonville, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

Big Muddy River at Plumfield

Crab Orchard Creek above Marion

Middle Fork Saline River above Harrisburg

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