Dawson Township, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Clear 68°F
Feels Like 68°F  
Humidity 68% Dew Point 57°F Wind SW 5 MPH Gusts 6 Barometer 29.87 in.758.7 mm
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 5.2 miles NNE of central Dawson Township
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Increasing Clouds, Low 57F
 
57
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Cloudy, High 72F, Low 35F
72
35
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 52F, Low 31F
52
31
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 52F, Low 35F
52
35
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 48F, Low 33F
30%
48
33
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 51F, Low 39F
51
39
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain Likely, High 55F, Low 40F
50%
55
40

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 72°F to a low of 48°F, then recover to 55°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 50°F with lows around 31°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Dawson Township, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday Nov 21

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

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