Freeze Ends Growing Season Across Illinois Including Springfield, Champaign, and Carbondale While Frost Covers Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford Saturday Night

ILLINOIS — A freeze impacted central and southern Illinois Saturday night, marking the final frost and freeze event of the season. With this freeze, the entire state has now experienced freezing temperatures this fall, officially ending the growing season statewide. Northern Illinois saw widespread frost, while a hard freeze was possible in parts of Kentucky and Missouri as the coldest air of the season so far settled across the region.

Temperatures Jump 10 to 20 Degrees Sunday as Highs Return to the 60s for Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, and St. Louis After Weekend Freeze

PEORIA, Ill. — After a cold start to the weekend, warmer weather is returning to Illinois. Temperatures on Sunday, November 8, are expected to climb back into the 60s across much of the state. Many areas will run 10 to 20 degrees warmer than Saturday. The mild air is expected to stick around into the start of next week, with highs in the mid to upper 60s possible on Monday.

Iowa-Illinois Weather Alert: 62° Warmth to 30° Cold Nov. 8-13

Sunshine and mild November afternoons are giving the Quad Cities a comfortable start to the week, but a colder change is approaching. Temperatures could fall from 62 degrees to just 30 degrees by Thursday night, bringing freezing conditions back into focus across eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

Hard Freeze With Lows in the 20s Friday Night Ends the Growing Season for Peoria, Springfield, Galesburg, and the Quad Cities This Weekend

PEORIA, Ill. — A hard freeze is on the way for much of Illinois this weekend. Friday night will be the coldest, with lows in the 20s across the northern half of the state. Saturday night will bring lows in the low 30s, followed by the mid 30s on Sunday night. The freeze will officially end the growing season across the state.

Iowa-Illinois Weather Alert Tonight: Freezing Temps Plunge Into the 20s

Temperatures could fall into the upper 20s tonight before a sharp warmup arrives Sunday.

Quad Cities, IA-IL Weather: Freezing Lows Expected Saturday

Rain and drizzle give way to freezing temperatures before sunshine and warmer weather return Sunday.

Iowa-Illinois Weather Nov. 4-7: 25 MPH Gusts Wednesday Before 50% Thursday Rain, 32° Friday Night

DAVENPORT, IA – Gusty winds, scattered rain chances and falling overnight temperatures will affect the Davenport area Wednesday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 6, before sunshine returns for the weekend and temperatures climb into the 60s early next week.

Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) -- We’re looking at a period of soggy (and possibly stormy) weather over the next few days as a potent frontal system sweeps out of the plains and into the upper Midwest. Look for shower and storm chances this evening and into the overnight hours,...

Iowa Weather Alert Nov. 3: Tornado Risk Peaks Election Day 11 AM to 6 PM

Isolated tornadoes and gusty winds are possible Tuesday as storms cross southeastern Iowa.

Rain and a few thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) --It is going to be cloudy, warm and breezy across the area today, with areas of light rain and drizzle. High temperatures reach the middle 50s to lower 60s with gusty south winds 20-30 mph. More widespread rain and even a few thunderstorms will roll through...

Illinois-Iowa Weather Tuesday Nov 3: 100% Rain, 35 MPH Gusts

Davenport, IA – Residents across eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois face a wet and windy start to the workweek as a strong storm system brings widespread showers, thunderstorms and wind gusts reaching 35 mph through Tuesday, November 3.

Tracking rain, storms and unseasonably warm temperatures

Tracking rain, storms and unseasonably warm temperatures.

Iowa-Illinois Weather: October Heat Breaks Into Top 10 Rankings

Cedar Rapids recorded its fifth-warmest October in available data as unusual warmth spread across the region.

More Rain & Above Average Temperatures

Davenport, IA Oct. 31–Nov. 2: Rain Eases, More Storms Monday

Davenport, IA – Halloween weekend across eastern Iowa and western Illinois will bring scattered showers, a mostly dry trick-or-treating window and another round of potentially widespread rain early next week as a larger storm system approaches the Upper Midwest.

Illinois, Iowa Weather Update: October Ranks Among Warmest

Moline ranks fourth-warmest as unusually dry conditions persist across the Quad Cities region.

Quad Cities, IA/IL Weather Nov. 2–3: Rain Chances Hit 80%

Rain chances increase across Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline and Rock Island early next week.

Davenport, IA Weather Alert: Storm Chances Rise Oct. 28-30

Temperatures could reach 77 degrees before several rounds of light rain arrive across the Quad Cities.

Iowa-Illinois Weather: Rain Chances Rise Halloween Weekend

Davenport and Moline could see temperatures reach 75 to 76 degrees before midweek storm chances.