As of 23:58 CDT

Weather in River Forest, IL

60°Current weather

River Forest, Wednesday, 14 October, 23:58

Overcast. Feels like 59°. High 65°, low 59°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind12.7 mph NE
Humidity82%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°

Monthly outlook for River Forest, IL: average high 64.7°, average low 51.6°. That is 3.5° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 2.4 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (79.4°), the coolest 17 October (38.3°).

64.7°/51.6°
Average high / low
+3.5°
Above normal
5 / 5
Wet days / normal
2.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
14 October – 23 October65.9°59.8°+3.4°
24 October – 2 November62.6°55.9°+3.7°
3 November – 12 Novemberat normal51°—

October records over 66 years

89.8°3 October 2025All-time high
26.2°26 October 1962All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Oak Park (2 mi).

Thu, 1563° / 58°0.73Heavy rain
63 °Heavy rain

River Forest, Thursday, 15 October

Heavy rain. High 63°, low 58°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind4.3 mph SE
Humidity83%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Fri, 1659° / 45°0.02Light rain
59 °Light rain

River Forest, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 45°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind11.7 mph NW
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Sat, 1754° / 38°0Clear
54 °Clear

River Forest, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 54°, low 38°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind3.3 mph W
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point33°
Sun, 1860° / 42°0Clear
60 °Clear

River Forest, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 60°, low 42°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind9.6 mph SW
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Mon, 1962° / 42°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

River Forest, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 42°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind6.4 mph SW
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Tue, 2068° / 43°0Clear
68 °Clear

River Forest, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 68°, low 43°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind4.9 mph E
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Wed, 2174° / 57°0Overcast
74 °Overcast

River Forest, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 74°, low 57°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind6.4 mph S
Humidity35%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Thu, 2276° / 59°0Partly cloudy
76 °Partly cloudy

River Forest, Thursday, 22 October

Partly cloudy. High 76°, low 59°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind8.7 mph S
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Fri, 2379° / 64°0.01Light rain
79 °Light rain

River Forest, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 79°, low 64°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind13.6 mph S
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Sat, 2470° / 64°0.35Rain
70 °Rain

River Forest, Saturday, 24 October

Rain. High 70°, low 64°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7 mph SW
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point62°
Sun, 2564° / 55°0.05Light rain
64 °Light rain

River Forest, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 55°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9.6 mph NE
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Mon, 2657° / 46°1.15Heavy rain
57 °Heavy rain

River Forest, Monday, 26 October

Heavy rain. High 57°, low 46°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind10.1 mph W
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Tue, 2761° / 50°0Mostly clear
61 °Mostly clear

River Forest, Tuesday, 27 October

Mostly clear. High 61°, low 50°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind3.5 mph SW
Humidity38%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Wed, 2863° / 51°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

River Forest, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 51°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind3.4 mph SW
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Thu, 2961° / 52°0Clear
61 °Clear

River Forest, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 61°, low 52°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind11.2 mph NW
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Fri, 3057° / 44°0.11Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

River Forest, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high78° (2024)
Record low29° (1988)
Sat, 3156° / 44°0.14Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

River Forest, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high73° (1974)
Record low26° (2023)
Sun, 0155° / 43°0.16Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

River Forest, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high73° (2016)
Record low19° (2019)
Mon, 0254° / 42°0.12Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

River Forest, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high73° (1961)
Record low24° (1991)
Tue, 0353° / 40°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

River Forest, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (1987)
Record low18° (1991)
Wed, 0453° / 42°0.09Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

River Forest, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high70° (2015)
Record low17° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 41°0.12Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

River Forest, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high74° (1978)
Record low20° (1991)
Fri, 0653° / 39°0.07Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

River Forest, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high72° (1975)
Record low24° (1991)
Sat, 0751° / 39°0.05Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

River Forest, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low20° (1991)
Sun, 0851° / 39°0.06Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

River Forest, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high75° (2020)
Record low17° (1991)
Mon, 0952° / 39°0.11Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

River Forest, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low20° (1991)
Tue, 1050° / 38°0.11Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

River Forest, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high74° (2020)
Record low18° (2018)
Wed, 1148° / 36°0.08Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

River Forest, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high70° (1964)
Record low17° (2019)
Thu, 1246° / 35°0.06Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

River Forest, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high67° (1964)
Record low3° (2019)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for River Forest, IL are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in River Forest, IL since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.