Outdoor conditions in

Elkhart

Illinois

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 69°Rain Showers Likely68% rain84% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 70°Showers And Thunderstorms89% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 70°Showers And Thunderstorms87% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 72°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 73°Showers And Thunderstorms76% rain87% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 74°Showers And Thunderstorms81% rain87% humidityGusts 17 mph
  7. 74°Showers And Thunderstorms76% rain87% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 75°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely71% rain84% humidityGusts 20 mph
  9. 74°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely63% rain87% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 71°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55% rain97% humidityGusts 21 mph
  11. 67°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 66°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely56% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 63°Chance Rain Showers43% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 61°Chance Rain Showers30% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 55°Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 53°Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 52°Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 49°Mostly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 31 mph
  23. 46°Mostly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 32 mph
  24. 49°Partly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
89%
Humidity
84–100%
Wind
26 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
38%
Humidity
66–96%
Wind
33 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
37–92%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
28–89%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
31–92%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 75° / 61°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.89% rain · Humidity 84–100% · Wind 26 mph
  2. 58° / 45°Friday looks breezy.38% rain · Humidity 66–96% · Wind 33 mph
  3. 58° / 36°Saturday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 37–92% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 68° / 35°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 28–89% · Wind 14 mph
  5. 73° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 31–92% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Springfield area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
44GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground44 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Elkhart radar

Radar animation for Elkhart, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Springfield area, about 17 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Elkhart, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.