Arthur, IL Weather

Douglas County9:06 PM CDT39.71°N, 88.47°WElevation 663 ft

Current conditions

Clear
59°
Clear
Feels like 59°
High 74° Saturday·Low 44° tonight
WindSE 5 mph
Humidity55%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.30 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover5%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset6:05 PM

Observed at Mattoon / Charleston, Coles County Memorial Airport · 26 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

  1. Now Clear 53°
  2. 10 PM Mostly Clear 51°
  3. 11 PM Mostly Clear 50°
  4. Sat12 AM Clear 50°
  5. 1 AM Mostly Clear 49°
  6. 2 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  7. 3 AM Mostly Clear 47°
  8. 4 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  9. 5 AM Mostly Clear 45°
  10. 6 AM Sunny 45°
  11. 7 AM Sunny 44°
  12. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 46°
  13. 9 AM Sunny 53°
  14. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 60°
  15. 11 AM Sunny 65°
  16. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  17. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 71°
  18. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  19. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  20. 4 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  21. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  22. 6 PM Mostly Clear 69°
  23. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 64°
  24. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 57°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 23 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear44°
  2. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny45°74°
  3. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°78°
  4. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°77°
  5. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°74°
  6. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny50°76°
  7. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny44°75°
  8. FriOct 30 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%70°
  9. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy56°76°
  10. SunNov 1 Heavy rain Heavy rain0.82 in64°75°

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

46
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • FriModerate
  • SatModerate
  • SunModerate

Decatur, IL reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:13 AM
Sunset 6:05 PM
Daylight 10 h 51 min (−2 min 26 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 94% lit
Moonrise 4:31 PM Moonset 4:23 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low63° / 41°
Record high84° (1963)
Record low26° (1964)
Wettest1.58 in (2017)
Yesterday74° / 41°
Month to date0.96 in (normal 2.20 in)

Tuscola, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ILX, issued 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Temperatures will average 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal normals through most of next week, with only modest cooling toward late week.

- Tranquil weather will continue for several more days, with the only meaningful chance of rain toward the middle of next week.

Discussion

Issued at 112 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Omega block pattern remains in place over the CONUS late this week, with an upper level high pressure ridge across the central U.S. bookended by lows over southwest Montana and off the Canadian Maritimes. Some flattening/leaning of the ridge will take place this weekend as low pressure moves across the Canadian prairies, but the only real consequence for our area will be some higher level clouds at times. Temperatures will continue a large diurnal spread, from mid-upper 40s at night to mid- upper 70s during the day. Most high temperature records across the region should be just out of reach, but a few may be approached over west central Illinois.

As we get into the work week, the ridge will very gradually slide off to the east, with little change in temperatures. It will take until mid week before we finally see some change in the pattern. Tuesday morning, synoptic models are in good agreement with a broad trough over the Pacific Northwest, pushing toward the northern Plains on Wednesday. At that point, the guidance begins to differ. The GFS solution becomes slower/weaker as a low develops over southwest British Columbia, which would result in lighter rain chances toward Thursday and a rebuilding of the ridge late in the week. The European solution deepens a trough over central parts of Canada/U.S. and a quick shot of showers Wednesday night, slowly moving the trough through the Great Lakes late week.

Temperatures become more uncertain late in the week, with NBM box-and-whiskers plots showing temperature spreads of 15 to 20 degrees in the 25-75th percentiles (both highs and lows). While the European ensembles do trend toward below normal temperatures late next week, a non-trivial number retain above normal tendencies into the Halloween weekend. GFS ensembles are more solidly in the warmer trend, as would be expected with ridging overhead.

Aviation

Issued at 613 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

A high pressure ridge axis will move slightly eastward over the upcoming day, keeping dry conditions in place over central IL, but allowing a few more mid and high clouds to enter the area. Winds SSE up to 8 kts, but light and variable most areas from around 01Z to 16Z.

Ilx Watches

None.

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