Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KMDH

West Frankfort, IL weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	14%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	41%	13%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	30%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	32%	65%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	62%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	29%	56%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	58%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	49%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	44%	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	62%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	25%	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	77%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	47%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	46%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	49%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	58%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	65%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	75%	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	35%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	31%	82%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	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	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	83%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	82%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°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 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°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. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 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, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°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 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast 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
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 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, 55°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 9 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
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. 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°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. 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 79°26°).
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 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°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% 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
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.74 in19 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
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 Plumfield

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

9.6 mi

Level: 404 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek above Marion

12 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

18 mi

Level: 405 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 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 82

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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Du Quoin 4 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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West Frankfort 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: 5:29–6:22 PM; Morning 6:56–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 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 5:28 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from West Frankfort. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 49 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.