Peoria, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (61601)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 67°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 67°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 58°F to 75°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.
Climate Context
Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 66°F and lows around 42°F.
This Date in Weather History
1987 - Thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced golf ball size hail at Atlanta, along with wind gusts to 86 mph, and four inches of rain. Damage from the storm was estimated at more than a million dollars. Sunny and mild weather continued across much of the rest of the nation.
More on this and other weather history
Peoria 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Oct 18
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Oct 19
Day: Rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Oct 20
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Oct 21
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday Oct 22
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Thursday Oct 23
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Friday Oct 24
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:14 AM
Sunset 6:15 PM
Last Light 6:42 PM
Moonset 4:56 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
99 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Fri's Low Temperature
16 at 22 Miles Southwest Of Manila, UT and Leadville, CO and 5 Miles West-southwest Of Hartsel, CO and Dillon, CO
Weather Folklore
When dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
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About Peoria, Illinois
Peoria ( pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in Illinois. It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central Illinois, consisting of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford counties and home to 402,391 people in 2020.
Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest permanent European settlement in Illinois, according to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Originally known as Fort Clark, it received its current name when the County of Peoria was organized in 1825. The city was named after the Peoria people, a member of the Illinois Confederation. On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln made his Peoria speech against the Kansas–Nebraska Act. Prior to prohibition, Peoria was the center of the whiskey industry in the United States. More than 12 distilleries operated in Peoria by the end of the 19th century, more than any other city in the U.S.
A major port on the Illinois River, Peoria is a trading and shipping center for a large agricultural area that produces corn, soybeans, and livestock. Although the economy is well diversified, the city's traditional manufacturing industries remain important and produce earthmoving equipment, metal products, lawn-care equipment, labels, steel towers, farm equipment, building materials, steel, wire, and chemicals. Until 2018, Peoria was the global and national headquarters for heavy equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and listed on the Fortune 100; the company relocated its headquarters to Deerfield, Illinois, in 2018, and then Irving, Texas, in 2022.
The city is associated with the phrase "Will it play in Peoria?", which may have originated from the vaudeville era and is often spuriously attributed to Groucho Marx. Museums in the city include the Peoria Riverfront Museum, the Pettengill–Morron House and the John C. Flanagan House (both of which are managed by the Peoria Historical Society), and the Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum. Wheels o' Time Museum is near Peoria.
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