As of 04:35 CDT

Weather in River Forest, IL

53°Current weather

River Forest, Friday, 16 October, 04:35

Mostly clear. Feels like 52°. High 58°, low 45°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind18.4 mph W
Humidity79%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°

Monthly outlook for River Forest, IL: average high 63.9°, average low 49.6°. That is 3.4° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 1 day (about 1.0 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 24 October (75.3°), the coolest 17 October (39°).

63.9°/49.6°
Average high / low
+3.4°
Above normal
1 / 5
Wet days / normal
1.0 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October65.1°58.9°+3.5°
26 October – 4 November62°55°+3.9°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal49.9°—

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).

Sat, 1755° / 39°0Clear
55 °Clear

River Forest, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 55°, low 39°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind4 mph W
Humidity46%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point32°
Sun, 1861° / 42°0Clear
61 °Clear

River Forest, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 61°, low 42°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind9.9 mph SW
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point42°
Mon, 1962° / 42°0Clear
62 °Clear

River Forest, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 62°, low 42°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind3.3 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Tue, 2063° / 43°0Clear
63 °Clear

River Forest, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 63°, low 43°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind4.3 mph E
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Wed, 2165° / 44°0Clear
65 °Clear

River Forest, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 65°, low 44°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind3.8 mph SE
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Thu, 2262° / 56°0.02Light rain
62 °Light rain

River Forest, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 56°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind4.9 mph SW
Humidity68%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Fri, 2374° / 56°0Clear
74 °Clear

River Forest, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 74°, low 56°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind4 mph S
Humidity25%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sat, 2475° / 58°0Mostly clear
75 °Mostly clear

River Forest, Saturday, 24 October

Mostly clear. High 75°, low 58°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind5.8 mph S
Humidity29%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sun, 2575° / 58°0Partly cloudy
75 °Partly cloudy

River Forest, Sunday, 25 October

Partly cloudy. High 75°, low 58°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind3.8 mph E
Humidity22%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Mon, 2669° / 57°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

River Forest, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 57°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind6.6 mph SE
Humidity30%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Tue, 2764° / 53°0Overcast
64 °Overcast

River Forest, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 53°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12.3 mph SW
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Wed, 2867° / 51°0Mostly clear
67 °Mostly clear

River Forest, Wednesday, 28 October

Mostly clear. High 67°, low 51°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind9.1 mph SW
Humidity34%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Thu, 2962° / 55°0Partly cloudy
62 °Partly cloudy

River Forest, Thursday, 29 October

Partly cloudy. High 62°, low 55°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind6.8 mph S
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Fri, 3063° / 51°0.96Heavy rain
63 °Heavy rain

River Forest, Friday, 30 October

Heavy rain. High 63°, low 51°.

Pressure29.44 inHg
Wind16.6 mph W
Humidity84%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Sat, 3147° / 43°0.01Light rain
47 °Light rain

River Forest, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 47°, low 43°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind13.8 mph W
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Fri, 1347° / 35°0.05Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

River Forest, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high68° (1999)
Record low2° (2019)
Sat, 1448° / 35°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

River Forest, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high68° (1971)
Record low15° (1986)

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.