Lena, IL 61048 Weather

Stephenson County7:59 PM CDT42.38°N, 89.83°W

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 73° Friday·Low 51° tonight
WindSE 5 mph
Humidity68%
Dew point50°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:21 AM
Sunset6:08 PM

Observed at Albertus Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 13 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 64°
  2. 8 PM Clear 59°
  3. 9 PM Clear 57°
  4. 10 PM Clear 56°
  5. 11 PM Clear 55°
  6. Fri12 AM Clear 54°
  7. 1 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  8. 2 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  9. 3 AM Clear 52°
  10. 4 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  11. 5 AM Mostly Clear 50°
  12. 6 AM Sunny 50°
  13. 7 AM Sunny 49°
  14. 8 AM Sunny 50°
  15. 9 AM Sunny 54°
  16. 10 AM Sunny 60°
  17. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 65°
  18. 12 PM Sunny 68°
  19. 1 PM Sunny 71°
  20. 2 PM Sunny 72°
  21. 3 PM Sunny 72°
  22. 4 PM Sunny 73°
  23. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  24. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 68°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny51°75°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny50°73°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°71°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°72°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy23%45°66°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers23%42°59°
  7. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny17%43°61°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.04 in34°58°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny31°47°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy34°54°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

52
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate
  • SatModerate

Rockford, IL reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:21 AM
Sunset 6:08 PM
Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min 42 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 88% lit
Moonrise 4:15 PM Moonset 3:22 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low61° / 36°
Record high82° (1963)
Record low14° (1976)
Wettest1.13 in (2020)
Month to date1.86 in (normal 2.08 in)

Mount Carroll, records since 1897. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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