What is the weather in Galesburg, IL right now?

The latest observation from Galesburg Municipal Airport was 54°F and clear, reported at 10/27/2026, 12:55 AM CDT.

What is the high temperature today in Galesburg, IL?

The National Weather Service forecast for tuesday calls for a high near 72°F. Mostly Cloudy.

Will it rain in Galesburg, IL in the next 24 hours?

The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.

What is the 10-day forecast for Galesburg, IL?

The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 5) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 59°F to 64°F and up to a 58% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Galesburg, IL today?

Sunrise is about 7:26 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:03 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).

What is the normal October weather in Galesburg, IL?

At Galesburg, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 63°F and the normal low is 43°F.

Checked Oct 26, 2026

Galesburg, IL Weather

Current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Galesburg, IL current weather

54°F

Clear

H 72° / L 50°Feels like 54°

2° warmer than yesterday at this time

No rain expected in the next 12 hours

Observed at Galesburg Municipal Airport (2.9 mi away), 10/27/2026, 12:55 AM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 11:36 PM

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10-day forecast

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Today10/27Low 50°High 72°
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Wed10/2816% chance of precipitationLow 58°High 76°
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Thu10/2928% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 76°
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Fri10/3034% chance of precipitationLow 57°High 75°
Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sat10/3141% chance of precipitationLow 56°High 73°
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sun11/130% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 73°
Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Mon11/251% chance of precipitationLow High 71°
Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Chance Rain Showers
Model blend
Tue11/3Model blend58% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 64°
Tuesday: Chance of rain. High near 64°. Low that night near 43°. About 0.63 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Wed11/4Model blend31% chance of precipitationLow 40°High 61°
Wednesday: Chance of rain. High near 61°. Low that night near 40°. About 0.01 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Thu11/5Model blend19% chance of precipitationLow 38°High 59°
Thursday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 59°. Low that night near 38°.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 40.947, -90.381 from the NWS ILX office, updated 10/26/2026, 11:36 PM CDT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KGBG (Galesburg Muni, 3 mi), model run 10/26/2026, 9:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

Now51°Mostly Cloudy1%6 mph
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3 AM53°Mostly Cloudy1%5 mph
4 AM52°Mostly Cloudy1%5 mph
5 AM52°Cloudy1%5 mph
6 AM52°Cloudy1%5 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

TueNow51° 1% Sky 65%6g14
2 AM52° 1% Sky 73%5g13
3 AM53° 1% Sky 76%5g13
4 AM52° 1% Sky 80%5g13
5 AM52° 1% Sky 90%5g13
6 AM52° 1% Sky 92%5g12
7 AM51° 1% Sky 86%5g12
8 AM52° 1% Sky 89%5g12
9 AM54° 1% Sky 78%6g13
10 AM60° 1% Sky 86%6g12
11 AM64° 1% Sky 73%7g13
12 PM68° 1% Sky 79%7g13
1 PM71° 1% Sky 88%8g14
2 PM72° 1% Sky 85%8g15
3 PM72° 2% Sky 85%8g15
4 PM72° 2% Sky 86%8g15
5 PM71° 2% Sky 85%7g13
6 PM68° 2% Sky 78%6g12
7 PM65° 2% Sky 83%5g12
8 PM61° 3% Sky 87%5g13
9 PM60° 3% Sky 87%5g13
10 PM59° 3% Sky 83%5g13
11 PM58° 3% Sky 64%5g13
Wed 10/2812 AM57° 4% Sky 64%3g12
1 AM57° 3% Sky 65%3g12
2 AM55° 3% Sky 54%3g12
3 AM55° 3% Sky 35%3g12
4 AM54° 3% Sky 41%3g12
5 AM54° 3% Sky 48%3g10
6 AM53° 2% Sky 43%3g10
7 AM55° 0% Sky 35%3g10
8 AM55° 0% Sky 43%5g12
9 AM58° 0% Sky 34%6g13
10 AM63° 0% Sky 31%7g13
11 AM67° 2% Sky 36%7g14
12 PM70° 2% Sky 34%8g15
1 PM73° 0% Sky 31%9g16
2 PM75° 0% Sky 28%10g17
3 PM76° 0% Sky 25%10g17
4 PM76° 0% Sky 22%10g17
5 PM74° 0% Sky 19%9g17
6 PM72° 0% Sky 17%9g16
7 PM69° 2% Sky 14%8g16
8 PM67° 2% Sky 15%8g17
9 PM65° 2% Sky 15%9g18
10 PM63° 2% Sky 16%9g20
11 PM62° 2% Sky 20%9g21
Thu 10/2912 AM61° 2% Sky 23%9g21
1 AM61° 16% Sky 27%9g21
2 AM60° 16% Sky 30%9g21
3 AM60° 16% Sky 34%8g21
4 AM60° 16% Sky 37%8g20
5 AM59° 16% Sky 40%8g18
6 AM58° 16% Sky 42%7g17
7 AM58° 28% Sky 45%7g16
8 AM60° 28% Sky 43%8g16
9 AM63° 28% Sky 42%8g16
10 AM66° 28% Sky 40%9g16
11 AM69° 28% Sky 44%9g16
12 PM72° 28% Sky 49%9g15
1 PM74° 4% Sky 53%9g15
2 PM76° 4% Sky 50%9g15
3 PM76° 4% Sky 48%8g14
4 PM76° 4% Sky 45%7g13
5 PM74° 4% Sky 42%5g10
6 PM72° 4% Sky 39%2g8
7 PM69° 6% Sky 37%1g6
8 PM66° 6% Sky 37%1g6
9 PM63° 6% Sky 37%1g7
10 PM61° 6% Sky 37%1g7
11 PM60° 6% Sky 37%1g7
Fri 10/3012 AM59° 6% Sky 37%2g8
1 AM58° 17% Sky 52%2g8
2 AM57° 17% Sky 52%2g9
3 AM57° 17% Sky 52%3g9
4 AM56° 17% Sky 52%3g10
5 AM55° 17% Sky 52%3g10
6 AM55° 17% Sky 52%3g12
7 AM55° 34% Sky 68%3g12
8 AM57° 34% Sky 68%5g12
9 AM60° 34% Sky 68%5g12
10 AM63° 34% Sky 68%6g12
11 AM67° 34% Sky 68%6g12
12 PM70° 34% Sky 68%7g13
1 PM73° 24% Sky 79%7g13
2 PM75° 24% Sky 79%7g13
3 PM75° 24% Sky 79%7g12
4 PM75° 24% Sky 79%7g12
5 PM74° 24% Sky 79%6g12
6 PM72° 24% Sky 79%6g12
7 PM69° 21% Sky 78%5g12
8 PM66° 21% Sky 78%5g12
9 PM64° 21% Sky 78%5g13
10 PM62° 21% Sky 78%5g13
11 PM61° 21% Sky 78%5g13
Sat 10/3112 AM60° 21% Sky 78%3g12
1 AM60° 23%0.01"Sky 85%3g12
2 AM59° 23%0.01"Sky 85%3g12
3 AM59° 23%0.01"Sky 85%3g12
4 AM58° 23%0.01"Sky 85%3g12
5 AM57° 23%0.01"Sky 85%3g10
6 AM57° 23%0.01"Sky 85%2g10
7 AM57° 32% Sky 76%2g9
8 AM58° 32% Sky 76%2g9
9 AM60° 32% Sky 76%3g10
10 AM63° 32% Sky 76%5g10
11 AM66° 32% Sky 76%6
12 PM69° 32% Sky 76%6
1 PM71° 36% Sky 81%6
2 PM73° 36% Sky 81%6
3 PM73° 36% Sky 81%5
4 PM73° 36% Sky 81%5
5 PM72° 36% Sky 81%5
6 PM70° 36% Sky 81%3g9
7 PM67° 41% Sky 79%3g9
8 PM64° 41% Sky 79%3g9
9 PM62° 41% Sky 79%2g9
10 PM60° 41% Sky 79%2g9
11 PM59° 41% Sky 79%2g9
Sun 11/112 AM59° 41% Sky 79%2g10
1 AM59° 35% Sky 79%2g10
1 AM58° 35% Sky 79%2g10
2 AM58° 35% Sky 79%2g9
3 AM57° 35% Sky 79%2g9
4 AM56° 35% Sky 79%2g9
5 AM56° 35% Sky 79%1g8
6 AM57° 25% Sky 74%1g8
7 AM59° 25% Sky 74%1g8
8 AM61° 25% Sky 74%2g8
9 AM64° 25% Sky 74%3g8
10 AM67° 25% Sky 74%3g8
11 AM69° 25% Sky 74%5
12 PM71° 13% Sky 62%5
1 PM72° 13% Sky 62%6
2 PM73° 13% Sky 62%6g12
3 PM73° 13% Sky 62%6g12
4 PM72° 13% Sky 62%5g10
5 PM70° 13% Sky 62%3g9
6 PM67° 13% Sky 61%2g8
7 PM64° 13% Sky 61%2g8
8 PM62° 13% Sky 61%2g8
9 PM60° 13% Sky 61%2g9
10 PM59° 13% Sky 61%2g9
11 PM58° 13% Sky 61%2g10
Mon 11/212 AM58° 30%0.01"Sky 80%2g10
1 AM58° 30%0.01"Sky 80%2g10
2 AM57° 30%0.01"Sky 80%3g12
3 AM57° 30%0.01"Sky 80%3g12
4 AM57° 30%0.01"Sky 80%3g12
5 AM56° 30%0.01"Sky 80%5g12
6 AM57° 49%0.07"Sky 75%5g12
7 AM59° 49%0.07"Sky 75%6g13
8 AM61° 49%0.07"Sky 75%7g14
9 AM63° 49%0.07"Sky 75%8g15
10 AM65° 49%0.07"Sky 75%9g16

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/26/2026, 11:36 PM CDT

Observed today

Since midnight, vs yesterday and normal

Today's high so far is 3° below the normal of 57° and 20° cooler than yesterday's high.

High so far: 55°; 3° below normal
Low so far: 54°; Normal low 38°
Precipitation: 0.00 in; Since midnight

Yesterday: High 75° · Low 48° · Precip 0.00 in
Normal for today: High 57° · Low 38°

Observed at Galesburg Municipal Airport (KGBG) since midnight local time, through 12:55 AM. Station reports are preliminary and not quality controlled. Normals are estimated from 1991 to 2020 monthly normals at Galesburg.

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

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Nearby hazards

Illinois hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Knox County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Galesburg, IL right now?: The latest observation from Galesburg Municipal Airport was 54°F and clear, reported at 10/27/2026, 12:55 AM CDT.
What is the high temperature today in Galesburg, IL?: The National Weather Service forecast for tuesday calls for a high near 72°F. Mostly Cloudy.
Will it rain in Galesburg, IL in the next 24 hours?: The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Galesburg, IL?: The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 5) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 59°F to 64°F and up to a 58% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Galesburg, IL today?: Sunrise is about 7:26 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:03 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Galesburg, IL?: At Galesburg, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 63°F and the normal low is 43°F.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise: 7:26 AM
Sunset: 6:03 PM
Daylight: 10 hr 37 min
Moon: Waning Gibbous 99% lit

First light (civil dawn): 6:58 AM
Last light (civil dusk): 6:32 PM
Moonrise: 6:38 PM
Moonset: 9:18 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 63°, low 43°, precipitation 2.82 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Galesburg, 0 mi away.

Other places nearby

Data sources

National Weather Service APINOAA
National Blend of Models (NBM) text guidanceNOAA National Weather Service
Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

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