As of 18:57 CDT

Weather in McCook, IL

81°Current weather

McCook, Saturday, 8 August, 18:57

Clear. Feels like 84°. High 83°, low 69°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind7.1 mph W
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point67°

Monthly outlook for McCook, IL: average high 80.2°, average low 66.5°. That is 0.1° below the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 6 days (about 2.2 inches), against a normal of 6 days and 1.9 inches. The warmest day looks like 11 August (88.2°), the coolest 23 August (58.4°).

80.2°/66.5°
Average high / low
−0.1°
Below normal
6 / 6
Wet days / normal
2.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
8 August – 17 August81°80.5°+0.3°
18 August – 27 August78.9°80.4°-0.8°
28 August – 6 Septemberat normal78.9°

August records over 66 years

98.6°24 August 2023All-time high
48.2°22 August 2024All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Summit (1 mi).

Sun, 0984° / 66°1.4Heavy rain
84 °Heavy rain

McCook, Sunday, 9 August

Heavy rain. High 84°, low 66°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind10.4 mph NW
Humidity94%
Visibility1.0 mi
Dew point71°
Mon, 1084° / 72°0.07Light rain
84 °Light rain

McCook, Monday, 10 August

Light rain. High 84°, low 72°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind4.4 mph SE
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point69°
Tue, 1188° / 73°0.13Rain
88 °Rain

McCook, Tuesday, 11 August

Rain. High 88°, low 73°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind9.5 mph W
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point70°
Wed, 1285° / 70°0.01Light rain
85 °Light rain

McCook, Wednesday, 12 August

Light rain. High 85°, low 70°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind5.7 mph NE
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point65°
Thu, 1373° / 65°0.05Light rain
73 °Light rain

McCook, Thursday, 13 August

Light rain. High 73°, low 65°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind10.3 mph NE
Humidity63%
Visibility
Dew point58°
Fri, 1476° / 62°0Clear
76 °Clear

McCook, Friday, 14 August

Clear. High 76°, low 62°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind9.9 mph NE
Humidity38%
Visibility
Dew point47°
Sat, 1579° / 61°0Overcast
79 °Overcast

McCook, Saturday, 15 August

Overcast. High 79°, low 61°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind6.7 mph SW
Humidity38%
Visibility
Dew point48°
Sun, 1680° / 61°0Mostly clear
80 °Mostly clear

McCook, Sunday, 16 August

Mostly clear. High 80°, low 61°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind9.4 mph S
Humidity46%
Visibility
Dew point54°
Mon, 1778° / 69°0.08Light rain
78 °Light rain

McCook, Monday, 17 August

Light rain. High 78°, low 69°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind4.9 mph S
Humidity81%
Visibility
Dew point67°
Tue, 1885° / 71°0.01Light rain
85 °Light rain

McCook, Tuesday, 18 August

Light rain. High 85°, low 71°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind8.9 mph NE
Humidity48%
Visibility
Dew point61°
Wed, 1985° / 68°0.37Rain
85 °Rain

McCook, Wednesday, 19 August

Rain. High 85°, low 68°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind8.4 mph SW
Humidity56%
Visibility
Dew point66°
Thu, 2079° / 69°0.04Light rain
79 °Light rain

McCook, Thursday, 20 August

Light rain. High 79°, low 69°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind8.7 mph NE
Humidity62%
Visibility
Dew point63°
Fri, 2181° / 66°0Partly cloudy
81 °Partly cloudy

McCook, Friday, 21 August

Partly cloudy. High 81°, low 66°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind8.5 mph NE
Humidity48%
Visibility
Dew point58°
Sat, 2275° / 62°0.01Light rain
75 °Light rain

McCook, Saturday, 22 August

Light rain. High 75°, low 62°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind12.3 mph NE
Humidity65%
Visibility
Dew point62°
Sun, 2368° / 58°0Mostly clear
68 °Mostly clear

McCook, Sunday, 23 August

Mostly clear. High 68°, low 58°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind10.4 mph NE
Humidity39%
Visibility
Dew point41°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 2481° / 66°0.13Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

McCook, Monday, 24 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low66°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high99° (2023)
Record low56° (1966)
Tue, 2581° / 65°0.08Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

McCook, Tuesday, 25 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high92° (2021)
Record low51° (2017)
Wed, 2681° / 67°0.16Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

McCook, Wednesday, 26 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low67°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high96° (2024)
Record low54° (2025)
Thu, 2781° / 67°0.14Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

McCook, Thursday, 27 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low67°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high97° (2024)
Record low54° (2025)
Fri, 2880° / 66°0.14Climate normal
80 °Climate normal

McCook, Friday, 28 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°
Average low66°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high93° (1984)
Record low51° (1986)
Sat, 2980° / 66°0.11Climate normal
80 °Climate normal

McCook, Saturday, 29 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°
Average low66°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high94° (1984)
Record low49° (1965)
Sun, 3079° / 65°0.09Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

McCook, Sunday, 30 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high94° (2013)
Record low53° (1988)
Mon, 3179° / 65°0.06Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

McCook, Monday, 31 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high90° (2012)
Record low54° (2023)
Tue, 0179° / 64°0.13Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

McCook, Tuesday, 1 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low64°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high94° (2011)
Record low54° (1967)
Wed, 0279° / 65°0.06Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

McCook, Wednesday, 2 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high92° (2008)
Record low51° (1965)
Thu, 0379° / 64°0.08Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

McCook, Thursday, 3 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low64°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high94° (2023)
Record low52° (1974)
Fri, 0478° / 64°0.09Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

McCook, Friday, 4 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low64°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high92° (2023)
Record low50° (2025)
Sat, 0578° / 63°0.07Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

McCook, Saturday, 5 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low63°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high90° (2023)
Record low53° (1974)
Sun, 0678° / 63°0.1Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

McCook, Sunday, 6 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low63°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high92° (1990)
Record low49° (2025)

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 McCook, 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 McCook, 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.