Weather in River Forest

United States · Illinois · 41.8978, -87.8140

Today Now 2:31 PM

+63° Overcast

Hourly forecast

Today10/14 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — River Forest

Forecast in words

Today

Expect mostly cloudy. Daytime high +63°, overnight low +61°. Light wind, up to 11 mph. No precipitation expected.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow high +63° and rain, nighttime low +59°, no noticeable change.

Week

Seven days ahead fall within +45°…+68°. Peak warmth: Wed, +68°. Nighttime weekly low: +45° (Sat). Precipitation expected: Thu, Fri. Clear days — 3. Strongest wind — Fri, up to 20 mph.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/14 +63° as usual usually +63°
  2. Tomorrow 10/15 +63° as usual usually +62°
  3. Fri 10/16 +61° −1° usually +62°
  4. Sat 10/17 +55° −6° usually +62°
  5. Sun 10/18 +63° +2° usually +61°
  6. Mon 10/19 +64° +4° usually +61°
  7. Tue 10/20 +66° +6° usually +60°
  8. Wed 10/21 +68° +8° usually +60°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 14

Today is a typical day for this date.

  • Heat record +75° 2005
  • Cold record +37° 2002
  • Most precipitation 2.3 in 2014
  • Strongest gust 50 mph 2001

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in River Forest

Today is close to the norm for October.

Climate normals by month, River Forest
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan +31° / +20° +25° 2.5
Feb +34° / +22° +28° 2.2
Mar +45° / +31° +37° 2.9
Apr +56° / +41° +48° 4.3
May +67° / +53° +59° 4.3
Jun +78° / +64° +70° 4.1
Jul +82° / +69° +75° 3.7
Aug +80° / +67° +73° 3.7
Sep +74° / +60° +67° 2.9
Oct +62° / +49° +55° 3.4
Nov +48° / +37° +42° 2.7
Dec +37° / +26° +31° 2.5

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 7:02 AM | 6:10 PM
Moon 11:25 AM | 8:07 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 16%
Next solar eclipse
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