Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KSLO

Vernon, IL weather

Clear and 45°7°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 92%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (47°8° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 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 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	20%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	22%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	61%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	57%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	60%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	74%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	75%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	67%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	67%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	42%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	37%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	39%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	36%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	36%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	51%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	68%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	57%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	60%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	73%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	61%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	68%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	33%	66%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	52%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. 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. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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, with a high near 77. West wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  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: Mostly cloudy, 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
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. 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, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°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°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly 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 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  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.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
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, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 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
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.4 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  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°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 94 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River above Carlyle Lake Dam (pool)

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 445 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 413 ft
Flow: 273 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 72 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 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?

Salem · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1932–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:22 PM; Morning 6:58–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 47% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Vernon. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Vernon, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia

Kaskaskia River above Carlyle Lake Dam (pool)

Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle

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? Poor

Moon