Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KIGQ

Lowell, IN weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 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 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	81%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	76%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	75%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	38%	77%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	76%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	63%	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	69%	38%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	24%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	43%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	91%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	62%	70%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	69%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	36%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	58%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	72%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	80%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	68%	85%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	78%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	78%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°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 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, 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 at Shelby

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 1,380 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Plum Creek (IL) near Crete

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Turkey Creek (IN) at Schererville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Deep River (IN) near Merrillville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 119

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 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LOWELL WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1963–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Lowell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:16–6:12 PM; Morning 6:54–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:24 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lowell. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lowell, 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 at Shelby

Plum Creek (IL) near Crete

Turkey Creek (IN) at Schererville

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