As of 20:21 CDT

Weather in Des Plaines, IL

65°Current weather

Des Plaines, Friday, 9 October, 20:21

Partly cloudy. Feels like 64°. High 69°, low 51°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SE
Humidity72%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point55°

Monthly outlook for Des Plaines, IL: average high 64.5°, average low 53°. That is 2.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 1.1 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.7 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (80.2°), the coolest 18 October (38.4°).

64.5°/53°
Average high / low
+2.3°
Above normal
3 / 5
Wet days / normal
1.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 October – 18 October66.2°61.5°+2.6°
19 October – 28 October61.7°57.4°+2.4°
29 October – 7 Novemberat normal53.6°—

October records over 66 years

88.2°3 October 2025All-time high
26.2°31 October 2023All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Park Ridge (3 mi).

Sat, 1077° / 61°0Overcast
77 °Overcast

Des Plaines, Saturday, 10 October

Overcast. High 77°, low 61°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind8.1 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°
Sun, 1173° / 61°0Clear
73 °Clear

Des Plaines, Sunday, 11 October

Clear. High 73°, low 61°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind1.7 mph SE
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°
Mon, 1280° / 61°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Des Plaines, Monday, 12 October

Overcast. High 80°, low 61°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind9.5 mph SW
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point63°
Tue, 1375° / 61°0Light rain
75 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 61°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.5 mph NW
Humidity74%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point66°
Wed, 1463° / 58°0.05Light rain
63 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 63°, low 58°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7.5 mph NE
Humidity72%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Thu, 1561° / 56°0.02Light rain
61 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Thursday, 15 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 56°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind10.8 mph E
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Fri, 1665° / 48°0.02Light rain
65 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 48°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind18.7 mph W
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Sat, 1746° / 41°0.02Light rain
46 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Saturday, 17 October

Light rain. High 46°, low 41°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind16.2 mph W
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Sun, 1852° / 38°0Clear
52 °Clear

Des Plaines, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 52°, low 38°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind10.9 mph SW
Humidity28%
Visibility—
Dew point17°
Mon, 1960° / 44°0Clear
60 °Clear

Des Plaines, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 60°, low 44°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SW
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Tue, 2064° / 52°0.01Light rain
64 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 20 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 52°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind9.6 mph S
Humidity25%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Wed, 2166° / 54°0.18Rain
66 °Rain

Des Plaines, Wednesday, 21 October

Rain. High 66°, low 54°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.5 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Thu, 2260° / 57°0.75Rain
60 °Rain

Des Plaines, Thursday, 22 October

Rain. High 60°, low 57°.

Pressure29.68 inHg
Wind9.7 mph SE
Humidity87%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Fri, 2361° / 55°0.01Light rain
61 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 55°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind6.3 mph N
Humidity76%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Sat, 2458° / 50°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

Des Plaines, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 50°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind12.7 mph W
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2557° / 45°0.11Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high74° (1963)
Record low32° (1962)
Mon, 2656° / 45°0.11Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high78° (1963)
Record low27° (1962)
Tue, 2756° / 44°0.09Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high74° (2014)
Record low31° (1980)
Wed, 2855° / 44°0.05Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high72° (1999)
Record low29° (1976)
Thu, 2955° / 43°0.06Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high79° (2024)
Record low30° (1988)
Fri, 3057° / 44°0.11Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high77° (2024)
Record low29° (2020)
Sat, 3156° / 44°0.14Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low44°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation40%
Record high72° (1974)
Record low26° (2023)
Sun, 0155° / 43°0.16Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high72° (2016)
Record low18° (2019)
Mon, 0254° / 42°0.12Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, 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° / 41°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high71° (1987)
Record low18° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 42°0.09Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high70° (2022)
Record low17° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 41°0.13Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high73° (1978)
Record low20° (1991)
Fri, 0652° / 39°0.07Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high71° (1975)
Record low24° (1991)
Sat, 0751° / 39°0.05Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high69° (2020)
Record low20° (1991)

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 Des Plaines, 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 Des Plaines, 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.