As of 20:02 CDT

Weather in Gilchrist, IL

53°Current weather

Gilchrist, Monday, 19 October, 20:02

Overcast. Feels like 52°. High 69°, low 40°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind4.5 mph SE
Humidity70%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°

Monthly outlook for Gilchrist, IL: average high 60.2°, average low 42.4°. That is 1.6° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.3 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 21 October (71.7°), the coolest 29 October (27.8°).

60.2°/42.4°
Average high / low
+1.6°
Above normal
2 / 4
Wet days / normal
0.3 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
19 October – 28 October63.3°58.5°+2.7°
29 October – 7 November55.1°54.1°+0.5°
8 November – 17 Novemberat normal48.8°—

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).

Tue, 2070° / 42°0Clear
70 °Clear

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 70°, low 42°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind5.6 mph SE
Humidity44%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Wed, 2172° / 46°0Overcast
72 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 72°, low 46°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind5.3 mph SW
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Thu, 2270° / 50°0Clear
70 °Clear

Gilchrist, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 70°, low 50°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind3.5 mph E
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Fri, 2367° / 50°0Overcast
67 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 67°, low 50°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind8.7 mph SE
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point50°
Sat, 2465° / 48°0Overcast
65 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 65°, low 48°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind10.2 mph SE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sun, 2566° / 52°0.01Light rain
66 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 52°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind9.5 mph S
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Mon, 2660° / 49°0.14Light rain
60 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 60°, low 49°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind10.2 mph NE
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Tue, 2752° / 39°0.11Light rain
52 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 52°, low 39°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind14.5 mph N
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Wed, 2843° / 29°0Clear
43 °Clear

Gilchrist, Wednesday, 28 October

Clear. High 43°, low 29°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind11.8 mph N
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point15°
Thu, 2948° / 28°0Clear
48 °Clear

Gilchrist, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 48°, low 28°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind6.8 mph SW
Humidity30%
Visibility—
Dew point14°
Fri, 3055° / 32°0Partly cloudy
55 °Partly cloudy

Gilchrist, Friday, 30 October

Partly cloudy. High 55°, low 32°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind18.5 mph SW
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Sat, 3162° / 45°0Partly cloudy
62 °Partly cloudy

Gilchrist, Saturday, 31 October

Partly cloudy. High 62°, low 45°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind16.8 mph SW
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sun, 0160° / 50°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 60°, low 50°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind9 mph SW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Mon, 0252° / 42°0.01Light rain
52 °Light rain

Gilchrist, Monday, 2 November

Light rain. High 52°, low 42°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind13.4 mph NE
Humidity81%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Tue, 0354° / 37°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 3 November

Overcast. High 54°, low 37°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind8.6 mph SE
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Mon, 1648° / 34°0.05Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high67° (1971)
Record low19° (1997)
Tue, 1749° / 35°0.13Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Gilchrist, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (2016)
Record low15° (2005)

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.