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Davenport and Moline face increasing rain chances after Wednesday, with Halloween showers possible.
Meteorology students will teach severe weather observation skills in Glen Ellyn on Nov. 11.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Our forecast has been similar day over day and that remains the case for a bit longer. Highs remain similar day over day moving forward. We’re looking at mid 70s over the next few days with a small cooldown on Tuesday. Even with the cooldown, we’ll see temperatures nearly 10 degrees above normal. Highs 10-15 degrees above normal have been the trend for almost all of October.
Champaign-Urbana approaches 80 degrees Thursday as dry weather continues through Halloween.
Above-normal temperatures continue across eastern Iowa and western Illinois, with highs near 77 degrees.
70s Stick Around: Central Illinois’ Warm, Dry Stretch Continues
National Weather Service forecasts five days of mild, dry weather, with highs reaching the upper 70s.
Turning cloudy but still warm this weekend
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Central Illinois is enjoying a stretch of quiet weather, and that looks to continue through the weekend and into early next week! If you’re ready for a little more sunshine and warmer temperatures, we have plenty of that in the forecast. Warm afternoons and...
NOAA highlights a slight heavy precipitation risk in parts of Illinois around Halloween weekend.
(25News Now) – Harvest season is more than halfway complete in the Heart of Illinois, and recent dry weather has helped farmers make progress in the fields after a wet start to the season. Charlie Hensley, manager of the Peoria County Farm Bureau, says the last two weeks have...
Our Forecast Remains On Repeat
A full “hunter’s moon” will soon peak over Illinois, along with an upcoming meteor shower from Halley’s Comet. The Orionid meteor shower will peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning, according to NASA. “The Orionids are created by tiny pieces of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet . They appear to radiate from the direction of Orion, but the meteors can streak across any part of the sky,” NASA reports. While the moon’s bright waxing gibbous phase may interfere with fainter meteors, early predawn hours Thursday should offer darker viewing conditions, making it the best time to see the shower , according to Forbes. Just a few days after the Orionids’ peak, a full hunter’s moon will peak over Illinois. The hunter’s moon is the moon following the harvest moon , and it gets its name from the tradition of hunting and preparing meat for winter this time of year, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The almanac uses Indigenous moon names, along with monikers with Colonial American and European sources. When will the hunter’s moon peak over Illinois? The full hunter’s moon will peak at 11:12 p.m. Central Daylight Time Sunday, Oct. 25 , according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
ILLINOIS — The rest of October is expected to end on a warm note across Illinois, with no frost or freeze in the forecast. A new outlook valid from October 22 through October 31 shows no frost risk anywhere in the state. It has been so warm that some plants are blooming again, including reports of lilac bushes flowering. Heading into November, there are no signs of sustained cold weather either.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Temperatures will continue to trend up to 10-15 degrees warmer than average over the next several days. Our forecast will trend a bit more unsettled next week with a few passing fronts expected, bringing just a slight drop in temperatures and an outside chance for a few showers.
(25News Now) - Harvest season is more than halfway complete in the Heart of Illinois, and recent dry weather has helped farmers make progress in the fields after a wet start to the season. Charlie Hensley, manager of the Peoria County Farm Bureau, says the last two weeks have brought...
State Fire Marshal warns expanding drought and dry vegetation could allow fires to spread rapidly.
Midwest — El Niño may favor a milder pattern, but Thanksgiving snow remains possible across parts of the Midwest, according to the Farmers’ Almanac’s outlook for Nov. 23–26, 2026. The publication’s Oct.
Temperatures reach the upper 70s as dry conditions continue across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Central Illinois is in for a stretch of quiet weather, with dry conditions and temperatures running warmer than normal for this time of year. If you’re enjoying the mild fall weather, there’s more of it ahead!. High pressure will continue to keep much...
