Kankakee, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

50°F
Feels Like 50°F  
Humidity 98% Dew Point 49°F Wind SW 3 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer 29.75 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 3.7 mi. NNE of central Kankakee
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Rain, Low 34F
50%
 
34
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Snow, High 33F, Low 24F
20%
33
24
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Mostly Sunny, High 33F, Low 20F
33
20
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Sunny, High 31F, Low 21F
31
21
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Snow, High 32F, Low 32F
50%
32
32
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Snow, High 32F, Low 9F
50%
32
9
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Partly Sunny, High 20F, Low 9F
20
9

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 33°F to 20°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 15°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 43°F with lows around 26°F.

This Date in Weather History

1983 - The Great Thanksgiving Weekend Blizzard hit Denver, CO. The storm produced 21.5 inches of snow in 37 hours, closing Stapleton Airport for 24 hours. The snow and wind closed interstate highways around Denver. Visibility at Limon CO was down to zero for 24 hours.

More on this and other weather history

Kankakee, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Nov 25

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Nov 26

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 9am. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Nov 28

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 31.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday Nov 29

Snow

Day: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 32.

Snow

Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday Nov 30

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Monday Dec 1

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Tuesday Dec 2

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.


About Kankakee, IL

Kankakee ( KANG-kə-KEE) is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an anchor city in the rural plains outside Chicago.

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