Outdoor conditions in

Scales Mound

Illinois
Freeze WatchFreeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:57PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA ILOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers86% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers88% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers76% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers78% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers Likely63% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 55°Chance Rain Showers48% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers44% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
  8. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  9. 50°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 33 mph
  10. 50°Cloudy4% rain100% humidityGusts 32 mph
  11. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Cloudy1% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  14. 47°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 44°Partly Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 44°Partly Sunny8% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 45°Mostly Cloudy13% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  20. 46°Chance Rain Showers45% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 48°Chance Rain Showers29% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
  23. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain83% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain77% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
88%
Humidity
100–100%
Wind
33 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
45%
Humidity
59–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–92%
Wind
15 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
44–79%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–89%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 56° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.88% rain · Humidity 100–100% · Wind 33 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday has a real shower chance.45% rain · Humidity 59–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 55° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–92% · Wind 15 mph
  4. 62° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–79% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 65° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 48–89% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Driftless Area South area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
7GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground7 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Scales Mound radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Scales Mound.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Conditions could spread a fire quickly.

Wind, gusts, or the combination of dry air and wind raises the concern.

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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
10 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 Driftless Area South area, about 34 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 Scales Mound, 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.