Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KMWA

Zeigler, IL weather

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

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.2 mi0.3 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.5 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 (43°6° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
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
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° 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	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	67%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	62%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	47%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	31%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	60%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	55%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	68%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	31%	72%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	28%	66%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	28%	36%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	37%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	53%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	43%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	57%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	18%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	31%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	61%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	63%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	74%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	33%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	30%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	90%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°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, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, 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, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 77. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 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, 62°17°
  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 southeast wind 0 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–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 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
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
  Mostly clear, 52°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 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°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 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
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 78. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
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 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  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
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.7 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 · 0.18 in4.6 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 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–79°; 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

2.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Muddy River at Rend Lake Pool

11 mi

Level: 404 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion 12W

14 mi

Level: 405 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Crab Orchard Creek above Marion

15 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 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: 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 45°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?

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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Zeigler 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: 5:30–6:23 PM; Morning 6:57–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 40% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Zeigler. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.