Observed 9:25 AM CDT at KCPS

Tilden, IL weather

Sunny and 57°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 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 (57°14° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 8 AM · 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 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	23%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	29%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	36%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	33%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	69%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	60%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	74%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	58%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	72%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	45%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	36%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	31%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	37%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	36%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	56%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	65%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	59%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	75%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	71%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	87%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. 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°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly 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, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  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
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  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, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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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

Mississippi River at Chester

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.2 ft
Flow: 174,000 cfs

Forecast peak 11.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at New Athens

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 68.6 ft
Flow: 681 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Silver Creek near Mascoutah

23 mi

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 1,440 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:25 PM; Morning 7:00–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 38% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Tilden. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,900 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.