As of 15:07 CDT

Weather in Des Plaines, IL

87°Current weather

Des Plaines, Monday, 12 October, 15:07

Partly cloudy. Feels like 89°. High 87°, low 61°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind19.6 mph SW
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point66°

Monthly outlook for Des Plaines, IL: average high 67.3°, average low 54.2°. That is 4.6° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 6 days (about 1.1 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.8 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (87°), the coolest 17 October (39.5°).

67.3°/54.2°
Average high / low
+4.6°
Above normal
6 / 5
Wet days / normal
1.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
12 October – 21 October66.5°60.1°+3.6°
22 October – 31 October68.7°56.5°+6.8°
1 November – 10 Novemberat normal52.1°—

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).

Tue, 1381° / 65°0.17Rain
81 °Rain

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 13 October

Rain. High 81°, low 65°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind9.1 mph W
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Wed, 1467° / 59°0.19Rain
67 °Rain

Des Plaines, Wednesday, 14 October

Rain. High 67°, low 59°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7.2 mph E
Humidity76%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°
Thu, 1560° / 57°0.15Light rain
60 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Thursday, 15 October

Light rain. High 60°, low 57°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind7.2 mph E
Humidity88%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Fri, 1657° / 47°0Mostly clear
57 °Mostly clear

Des Plaines, Friday, 16 October

Mostly clear. High 57°, low 47°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind18.3 mph N
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°
Sat, 1759° / 40°0Clear
59 °Clear

Des Plaines, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 59°, low 40°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind9.4 mph SW
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sun, 1862° / 45°0Clear
62 °Clear

Des Plaines, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 45°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind13.3 mph SW
Humidity29%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Mon, 1960° / 53°0.01Light rain
60 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 60°, low 53°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind10.2 mph SW
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Tue, 2062° / 55°0.2Rain
62 °Rain

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 20 October

Rain. High 62°, low 55°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.3 mph NE
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Wed, 2170° / 58°0Overcast
70 °Overcast

Des Plaines, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 70°, low 58°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind8.3 mph E
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Thu, 2276° / 59°0Overcast
76 °Overcast

Des Plaines, Thursday, 22 October

Overcast. High 76°, low 59°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind9.3 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Fri, 2373° / 65°0.08Light rain
73 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 73°, low 65°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind10.1 mph SW
Humidity75%
Visibility—
Dew point63°
Sat, 2476° / 65°0.28Rain
76 °Rain

Des Plaines, Saturday, 24 October

Rain. High 76°, low 65°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind14.8 mph SW
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Sun, 2568° / 50°0.02Light rain
68 °Light rain

Des Plaines, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 68°, low 50°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind15.4 mph SW
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Mon, 2657° / 43°0Clear
57 °Clear

Des Plaines, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 57°, low 43°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind11.7 mph NW
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Tue, 2762° / 47°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 47°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind14.6 mph NW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sun, 0851° / 39°0.05Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high74° (2020)
Record low17° (1991)
Mon, 0951° / 39°0.12Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high72° (2020)
Record low21° (1991)
Tue, 1050° / 39°0.11Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Des Plaines, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low18° (2017)

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.