Forest City, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

19°F
Feels Like 19°F  
Humidity 57% Dew Point 6°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.55 in.
Solar Rad 92 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 14.3 mi. W of central Forest City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Sunny, High 18F, Low 1F
18
1
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Fog, High 32F, Low 23F
32
23
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Mostly Cloudy, High 31F, Low 21F
31
21
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Snow, High 28F, Low 1F
40%
28
1
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Partly Sunny, High 25F, Low 16F
25
16
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Partly Sunny, High 35F, Low 25F
35
25
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Rain, High 37F
50%
37
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 18°F to 37°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 39°F with lows around 23°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast Region brought high winds and heavy rain to California. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach CA, and Mount Wilson CA was drenched with 2.17 inches of rain in six hours. Gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific Coast, and winds in the Tehachapis Mountains of southern California gusted to 60 mph.

More on this and other weather history

Forest City, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 18. Calm wind.

Fog

Night: Patchy freezing fog after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -1 and -6. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday Dec 5

Fog

Day: Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Light and variable wind.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.

Sunday Dec 7

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Monday Dec 8

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday Dec 9

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.


About Forest City, IL

Forest City is a village in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 222 at the 2020 census.

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