Princeton, IL Weather

Bureau County1:33 AM CDT41.37°N, 89.46°WElevation 719 ft

Current conditions

Clear
50°
Clear
Feels like 50°
High 73°·Low 48° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity83%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.25 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover4%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:06 PM

Observed at Marshall County Airport · 58 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Thursday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 73.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 days ago.

  1. Now Clear 53°
  2. 2 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  3. 3 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  4. 4 AM Mostly Clear 50°
  5. 5 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 48°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 48°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 51°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 55°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 59°
  11. 11 AM Sunny 63°
  12. 12 PM Sunny 67°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 70°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 72°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 73°
  16. 4 PM Sunny 73°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  18. 6 PM Mostly Clear 68°
  19. 7 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  20. 8 PM Mostly Clear 62°
  21. 9 PM Mostly Clear 59°
  22. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 57°
  23. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 56°
  24. Sat12 AM Partly Cloudy 55°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Clear Clear40°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny47°75°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny48°74°
  4. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny49°73°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°73°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°75°
  7. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny19%46°68°
  8. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers19%59°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny35°51°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy32°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

61
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • FriModerate
  • SatModerate
  • SunModerate

Peoria, 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 7:19 AM
Sunset 6:06 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 35 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 90% lit
Moonrise 4:35 PM Moonset 4:27 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low62° / 40°
Month to date2.60 in (normal 2.41 in)

Hennepin, records since 2011. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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