As of 10:44 CDT

Weather in Gilchrist, IL

49°Current weather

Gilchrist, Saturday, 17 October, 10:44

Clear. Feels like 47°. High 54°, low 35°.

Pressure30.56 inHg
Wind4.5 mph S
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point36°

Monthly outlook for Gilchrist, IL: average high 66.4°, average low 48.4°. That is 4.6° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 1.1 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 24 October (74.3°), the coolest 17 October (34.6°).

66.4°/48.4°
Average high / low
+4.6°
Above normal
3 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October66.5°59.3°+4°
27 October – 5 November66.3°54.9°+6.3°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal49.5°—

October records over 66 years

88.5°3 October 2006All-time high
18.3°31 October 2019All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Hamlet (9 mi).

Sun, 1860° / 40°0Clear
60 °Clear

Gilchrist, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 60°, low 40°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind13.2 mph S
Humidity52%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Mon, 1965° / 42°0Mostly clear
65 °Mostly clear

Gilchrist, Monday, 19 October

Mostly clear. High 65°, low 42°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind5 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point45°
Tue, 2065° / 43°0Mostly clear
65 °Mostly clear

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 20 October

Mostly clear. High 65°, low 43°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind5.4 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point45°
Wed, 2169° / 46°0.01Light rain
69 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 46°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind6.5 mph SW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Thu, 2270° / 48°0Clear
70 °Clear

Gilchrist, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 70°, low 48°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind5.7 mph SE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Fri, 2373° / 53°0Mostly clear
73 °Mostly clear

Gilchrist, Friday, 23 October

Mostly clear. High 73°, low 53°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind12.3 mph S
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Sat, 2474° / 59°0Overcast
74 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 74°, low 59°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind16.7 mph S
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Sun, 2568° / 52°0Overcast
68 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 52°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind15.3 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Mon, 2667° / 47°0Clear
67 °Clear

Gilchrist, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 67°, low 47°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind10.8 mph SE
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Tue, 2773° / 60°0.01Light rain
73 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 73°, low 60°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind16.6 mph SW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Wed, 2867° / 60°0.35Rain
67 °Rain

Gilchrist, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 67°, low 60°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind18 mph S
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Thu, 2960° / 47°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 60°, low 47°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10.5 mph NW
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Fri, 3070° / 53°0.67Rain
70 °Rain

Gilchrist, Friday, 30 October

Rain. High 70°, low 53°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind26.7 mph S
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Sat, 3169° / 48°0.1Light rain
69 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 48°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind25.4 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Sun, 0159° / 42°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 59°, low 42°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind8.1 mph SE
Humidity35%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 0254° / 40°0.09Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high71° (1961)
Record low19° (1991)
Tue, 0353° / 39°0.07Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (1964)
Record low15° (1991)
Wed, 0453° / 40°0.11Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (2022)
Record low14° (1991)
Thu, 0552° / 39°0.09Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high72° (1978)
Record low20° (1991)
Fri, 0652° / 38°0.08Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low20° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 37°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high69° (1966)
Record low8° (1991)
Sun, 0852° / 38°0.05Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high76° (1999)
Record low6° (1991)
Mon, 0952° / 38°0.12Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low8° (1991)
Tue, 1050° / 36°0.11Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high73° (2022)
Record low15° (2018)
Wed, 1148° / 34°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high72° (1964)
Record low14° (2019)
Thu, 1247° / 33°0.06Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high66° (1964)
Record low7° (2019)
Fri, 1347° / 33°0.05Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low7° (1986)
Sat, 1448° / 34°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high71° (2025)
Record low14° (1986)
Sun, 1548° / 35°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (2025)
Record low19° (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 Gilchrist, 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 Gilchrist, 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.