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Vernon, IL 62885 Weather
Tonight: Mostly Clear, low 48°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).
Vernon, IL 62885 current weather
54°F
Mostly Clear
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H -- / L 48°
- Wildfire smoke overhead: light
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 8:26 PM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 8:26 PM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/27Low 48°High
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly ClearWed10/28Low 52°High 78°
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
SunnyThu10/29Low 54°High 80°
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
SunnyFri10/30Low 55°High 77°
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Partly SunnySat10/3149% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 70°
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly CloudySun11/147% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 67°
Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Chance Rain ShowersMon11/250% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 71°
Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance Showers And ThunderstormsTue11/346% chance of precipitationLow High 69°
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance Rain Showers
Forecast for 38.873, -89.083 from the NWS LSX office, updated 10/27/2026, 8:26 PM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now54°Mostly Clear0%2 mph
- 12 AM53°Clear0%2 mph
- 1 AM52°Mostly Clear0%1 mph
- 2 AM52°Mostly Clear0%1 mph
- 3 AM51°Mostly Clear0%1 mph
- 4 AM50°Mostly Clear1%1 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 8:26 PM PT
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES
Nearby hazards
Illinois hazardsSevere 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 countyFayette County, week of 10/20/2026
100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:18 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 43 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 95% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 6:51 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:29 PM
- Moonrise
- 6:40 PM
- Moonset
- 9:07 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 68°, low 44°, precipitation 3.26 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Vandalia, 6 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- 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
- Hazard Mapping System Smoke AnalysisNOAA NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations
- 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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Frequently asked questions
- Will it rain in Vernon, IL 62885 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 time is sunrise and sunset in Vernon, IL 62885 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:18 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:01 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Vernon, IL 62885?
- At Vandalia, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 68°F and the normal low is 44°F.
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