Lake of the Woods, IL Weather

Champaign County9:09 AM CDT40.21°N, 88.37°WElevation 748 ft

Current conditions

Fog/Mist
47°
Fog/Mist
Feels like 47°
High 73°·Low 50°
WindCalm
Humidity99%
Dew point47°
Pressure30.28 inHg
Visibility0.8 mi
Cloud cover51%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset5:58 PM

Observed at Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tuesday

    Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

  • Tuesday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 3 to 9 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 13 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Sunny 56°
  2. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 61°
  3. 11 AM Partly Sunny 65°
  4. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  5. 1 PM Partly Sunny 72°
  6. 2 PM Mostly Cloudy 72°
  7. 3 PM Mostly Cloudy 73°
  8. 4 PM Partly Sunny 73°
  9. 5 PM Partly Sunny 72°
  10. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 68°
  11. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  12. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  13. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  14. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 57°
  15. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  16. Wed12 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  17. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  18. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  19. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  20. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 51°
  21. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 51°
  22. 6 AM Partly Sunny 50°
  23. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  24. 8 AM Sunny 53°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 26 Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog48°
  2. TodayOct 27 Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny50°73°
  3. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°75°
  4. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny55°79°
  5. FriOct 30 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny15%56°77°
  6. SatOct 31 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers44%55°74°
  7. SunNov 1 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers34%55°74°
  8. MonNov 2 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers48%71°
  9. TueNov 3 Cloudy Cloudy0.58 in62°72°
  10. WedNov 4 Cloudy Cloudy55°70°

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

71
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • TueModerate
  • WedModerate
  • ThuModerate

Champaign, 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 7:18 AM
Sunset 5:58 PM
Daylight 10 h 40 min (−2 min 25 s tomorrow)
Waning Gibbous · 97% lit
Moonrise 6:32 PM Moonset 9:08 AM
Full moon Nov 24 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low60° / 40°
Record high82° (1940)
Record low21° (1903)
Wettest2.58 in (1947)
Yesterday78° / 46°
Month to date1.54 in (normal 2.80 in)

Champaign 3s, records since 1888. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ILX, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above-normal warmth and mostly dry conditions are expected through Friday, with afternoon temperatures in the 70s to near 80 degrees, solidifying one of the warmest Octobers on record.

- Scattered, light showers carry a low chance (10-30%) Thursday into (20-40%) Friday, primarily near and north of I-72, offering no significant relief to ongoing dry conditions.

- A pattern shift is likely heading into the weekend and persisting into next week, increasing confidence in cooler, windier, and wetter conditions.

Discussion

Issued at 251 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

This dry and warm pattern will continue for a few more days before true attempts to break the ridge down are made. Today, a shortwave will travel east across the area dampening the ridge a little before it builds back almost immediately. This shortwave should pass uneventful with no rain. Any rain activity should remain off to the north and west.

The next shortwave will cause a weak backdoor cold front to dip down into central IL on Thursday, then retreat back north as a warm front Friday, possibly bringing some very light rain north of I-72. However, it could also pass without any activity due to how dry our airmass is. As of now, there is a 10-30% chance of showers for daytime Thursday and a 20-40% chance of showers again Friday.

Another disturbance will follow closely behind Saturday, bringing a 30-50% chance for showers Saturday into Sunday. Amounts are forecast to be minimal (< 0.5 inch area wide). Whatever light rain manages to fall will do little to alleviate the ongoing dry stretch.

A much stronger low pressure system is shown to move through early next week. The Euro model is showing a deeper, stronger closed upper low (compared to the GFS and Canadian) traversing over the southern Plains. The Euro has the low center having a much more north track than the other, with the center moving into Iowa. The GFS has the upper low center moving across the Ohio Valley. The Euro depiction will affect central IL more than the GFS forecast. This system will bring the greatest chances for showers and thunderstorms to the area within the next week. There is a widespread 40-60% chance across central and southeastern IL.

Temperatures will continue to be above normal. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s, nearing 80 in some places through Friday. Lows will be in the 50s. Temperatures will trend slightly cooler starting Saturday into next week. "Cooler" in this sense means temperatures will be in the low 70s for highs, still above normal. The CPC's 6-10 day, 8-14 day, and Week 3-4 outlooks are all still showing above normal temperatures.

Aviation

Issued at 554 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

TEMPO groups were held at KBMI and KCMI for fog that should quickly subside with the sunrise. Aside from that, VFR conditions will prevail through the period with winds becoming southerly during the day before returning to light and variable overnight.

Ilx Watches

None.

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