As of 03:45 CDT

Weather in Gears Ferry, IL

48°Current weather

Gears Ferry, Tuesday, 20 October, 03:45

Clear. Feels like 48°. High 71°, low 44°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind2.8 mph E
Humidity84%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°

Monthly outlook for Gears Ferry, IL: average high 57.5°, average low 38.6°. That is 1.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 1 day (about 0.5 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 21 October (72.6°), the coolest 28 October (23.8°).

57.5°/38.6°
Average high / low
+1.8°
Above normal
1 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
20 October – 29 October61.3°55.7°+3.1°
30 October – 8 November51.1°51°+0.1°
9 November – 18 Novemberat normal45.4°—

October records over 66 years

85.6°3 October 2025All-time high
20.7°30 October 1988All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Benton (13 mi).

Wed, 2173° / 44°0Clear
73 °Clear

Gears Ferry, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 73°, low 44°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind3.4 mph SW
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Thu, 2270° / 47°0Clear
70 °Clear

Gears Ferry, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 70°, low 47°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind2.7 mph SE
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Fri, 2369° / 51°0Mostly clear
69 °Mostly clear

Gears Ferry, Friday, 23 October

Mostly clear. High 69°, low 51°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind7.6 mph SE
Humidity68%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Sat, 2469° / 53°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

Gears Ferry, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 53°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind11.2 mph S
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Sun, 2570° / 54°0Overcast
70 °Overcast

Gears Ferry, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 70°, low 54°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind7.5 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Mon, 2653° / 40°0.47Rain
53 °Rain

Gears Ferry, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 53°, low 40°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind13.3 mph N
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Tue, 2747° / 29°0Clear
47 °Clear

Gears Ferry, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 47°, low 29°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind17.9 mph NW
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Wed, 2841° / 24°0Clear
41 °Clear

Gears Ferry, Wednesday, 28 October

Clear. High 41°, low 24°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind13 mph W
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point9°
Thu, 2951° / 29°0Clear
51 °Clear

Gears Ferry, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 51°, low 29°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind15.7 mph SW
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Fri, 3050° / 34°0Overcast
50 °Overcast

Gears Ferry, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 50°, low 34°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind7.4 mph SW
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 3151° / 33°0Clear
51 °Clear

Gears Ferry, Saturday, 31 October

Clear. High 51°, low 33°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind7.6 mph NW
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sun, 0149° / 32°0Overcast
49 °Overcast

Gears Ferry, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 49°, low 32°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind6.3 mph NE
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Mon, 0249° / 29°0Partly cloudy
49 °Partly cloudy

Gears Ferry, Monday, 2 November

Partly cloudy. High 49°, low 29°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind5.1 mph NE
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Tue, 0351° / 32°0Overcast
51 °Overcast

Gears Ferry, Tuesday, 3 November

Overcast. High 51°, low 32°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind6.1 mph SW
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Wed, 0457° / 43°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Gears Ferry, Wednesday, 4 November

Overcast. High 57°, low 43°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind8.8 mph SW
Humidity71%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Thu, 0550° / 37°0.12Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high67° (1978)
Record low19° (1991)
Fri, 0650° / 36°0.07Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high68° (2020)
Record low16° (1991)
Sat, 0749° / 35°0.03Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high67° (2020)
Record low5° (1991)
Sun, 0849° / 35°0.05Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low6° (1991)
Mon, 0948° / 36°0.1Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low16° (1991)
Tue, 1047° / 34°0.12Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high70° (2022)
Record low14° (2017)
Wed, 1145° / 31°0.08Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high69° (1964)
Record low13° (2019)
Thu, 1243° / 31°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high64° (1964)
Record low3° (2019)
Fri, 1344° / 31°0.05Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high69° (1999)
Record low6° (1986)
Sat, 1445° / 32°0.04Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high65° (2001)
Record low14° (1986)
Sun, 1545° / 33°0.05Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high66° (2001)
Record low15° (2019)
Mon, 1645° / 32°0.06Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high61° (1988)
Record low19° (1989)
Tue, 1745° / 33°0.1Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high69° (2016)
Record low13° (2005)
Wed, 1845° / 32°0.09Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Gears Ferry, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high66° (1999)
Record low10° (2014)

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 Gears Ferry, 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 Gears Ferry, 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.