Observed 5:10 AM CDT at KCMI

Tuscola, IL weather

Clear and 45°7°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear · Feels like 41°5°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 42°6° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 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 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	98%	33%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	29%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	23%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	69%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	75%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	78%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	80%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	77%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	75%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	39%	58%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	39%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	29%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	57%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	57%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	55%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	62%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	63%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	72%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	74%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	38%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	55%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	65%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	68%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°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 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
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
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 62°17°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 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
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–78°; 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

Embarras River (IL) near Camargo

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River below Ficklin

4.9 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood

11 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills

16 mi

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 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 18Typical 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°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?

Tuscola · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Tuscola 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 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:17 PM; Morning 6:56–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:28 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5:41–6:45 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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