Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KRAC

Elmwood Park, WI weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 65°18° today at 3 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 10 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 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	78%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	76%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	52%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	75%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	61%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	36%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	72%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	30%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	68%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	55%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	66%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	44%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	64%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	74%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	50%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	93%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	93%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	80%	83%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	77%	76%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  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 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
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 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 61°16°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 37°3°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 37°3°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 37°3°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.5 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
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–67°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Root River at Racine

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 69 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Root River Canal near Raymond

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Des Plaines River near Russell

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Root River at Franklin

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

RACINE WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Elmwood Park weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:12 PM; Morning 6:57–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

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

Elmwood Park, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Root River at Racine

Root River Canal near Raymond

Des Plaines River near Russell

Root River at Franklin

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