Observed 4:40 PM CDT at KDPA

Wheaton, IL weather

Partly cloudy and 66°19°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Partly sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling 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

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 66°19° · 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 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	35%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	25%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	57%	18%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	26%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	27%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	81%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	69%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	55%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	69%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	78%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	64%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	73%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	95%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	97%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	99%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	90%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	85%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	83%	2
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	70%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	80%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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 66°19°).
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
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 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

East Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.9 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:20 PM · NWS gauge page

West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 47 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:35 PM · NWS gauge page

East Branch Du Page River at Lisle

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chicago Ohare International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:14 PM; Morning 6:57–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:25–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wheaton, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove

West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville

St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle

East Branch Du Page River at Lisle

For your home

Heating this week

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