Observed 4:30 AM CDT at KUGN

Zion, IL weather

Clear and 50°10°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 72Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 66°19° today at 1 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 51°11° · Clear
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 3 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 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	20%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	22%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	33%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	61%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	76%	80%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	79%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	78%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	76%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	76%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	76%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	63%	78%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	45%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	50%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	55%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	65%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	97%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	99%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	93%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	41%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	33%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	26%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	65%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	50%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	77%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  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 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance
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
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.31 in7.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–68°; chance of precipitation on 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

Des Plaines River near Russell

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River near Gurnee

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 83 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River at Lake Villa

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 118

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

KENOSHA WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1944–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:16–6:13 PM; Morning 6:57–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:24 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4:52–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Zion. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Zion, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Des Plaines River near Russell

Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek

Des Plaines River near Gurnee

Fox River at Lake Villa

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