Outdoor conditions in

Manhattan

Illinois

Current concerns

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 61°Chance Rain Showers64% rain84% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 62°Rain Showers80% rain87% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 64°Rain Showers80% rain87% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 64°Rain Showers80% rain91% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 65°Rain Showers80% rain92% humidityGusts 14 mph
  6. 64°Rain Showers80% rain96% humidityGusts 15 mph
  7. 64°Rain Showers80% rain98% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 65°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms62% rain98% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 65°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms62% rain97% humidityGusts 17 mph
  10. 66°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms62% rain97% humidityGusts 18 mph
  11. 65°Scattered Rain Showers35% rain95% humidityGusts 21 mph
  12. 62°Scattered Rain Showers35% rain92% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 60°Scattered Rain Showers35% rain92% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 59°Cloudy13% rain90% humidityGusts 29 mph
  15. 58°Cloudy13% rain90% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 55°Cloudy13% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 53°Cloudy1% rain88% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 52°Mostly Cloudy1% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain88% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 51°Mostly Cloudy3% rain88% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 50°Mostly Cloudy3% rain88% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain87% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 50°Scattered Rain Showers25% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  24. 50°Scattered Rain Showers25% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
81–98%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
49%
Humidity
78–92%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
19%
Humidity
50–85%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–80%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–86%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 66° / 59°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 81–98% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 60° / 44°Friday has a real shower chance.49% rain · Humidity 78–92% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 56° / 37°Saturday looks fairly quiet.19% rain · Humidity 50–85% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 62° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–80% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 69° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–86% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Joliet and Will County area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
66ModerateUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

66 is in the Moderate range (51–100). Most people can be active outside; if you’re unusually sensitive to fine particles, consider a shorter or easier outing.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground66 · Moderate US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Manhattan radar

Radar animation for Manhattan, 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 10 mph.

Humidity
84%
Wind
10 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.

Nearby regional view

Explore Chicago-Naperville-Elgin

About 24 miles away, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin hub looks more deeply at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It reflects that wider area rather than Manhattan’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

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

Air quality

This reading describes Joliet and Will County area, about 8 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 Manhattan, 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.