Observed 11:35 AM CDT at KVPZ

Kouts, IN weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 10 AM · 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	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	76%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	79%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	81%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	80%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	39%	79%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	77%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	79%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	51%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	44%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	52%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	83%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	38%	78%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	74%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	67%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	46%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	64%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	79%	57%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	81%	74%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	65%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	71%	91%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	62%	92%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°20°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.5 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Kankakee River near Kouts

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 1,070 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 1,010 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Deep River (IN) near Merrillville

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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.

Is this typical?

Wanatah 2 Wnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:11 PM; Morning 6:52–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:11–6:21 PM; Morning 6:41–6:52 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:23 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Kouts, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kankakee River near Kouts

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge

Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso

Deep River (IN) near Merrillville

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? Fair

Moon