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Kankakee, IL weather

It is 50°F and cloudy at Greater Kankakee Airport as of Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 49°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:35 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:28 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

50°F

Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.22 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Greater Kankakee Airport (KIKK), Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Kankakee forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOT forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the LOT office near Kankakee.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Kankakee (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM49°FMostly Sunny1% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM49°FMostly Sunny1% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM51°FMostly Sunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM57°FMostly Sunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM66°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM70°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 3 PM76°FSunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM75°FMostly Sunny1%SSW 10 mph
Wed 5 PM72°FMostly Sunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FPartly Cloudy1%S 5 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 9 PM62°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 10 PM61°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 11 PM61°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM60°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Thu 1 AM60°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Thu 2 AM60°FPartly Cloudy2%S 10 mph
Thu 3 AM60°FPartly Cloudy2%S 10 mph
Thu 4 AM59°FPartly Cloudy3%S 10 mph
Thu 5 AM58°FPartly Cloudy3%SSW 10 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Kankakee can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 76°F·Low 57°F

Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

High 74°F·Low 45°F

A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 68°F·Low 51°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 51.

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 50°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday

High 69°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday

High 68°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

High 69°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Kankakee is served by the National Weather Service LOT forecast office, forecast zone ILZ023, county zone ILC091.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Kankakee (41.1017, -87.8637), in Kankakee County. Population: 23,535 (2024 estimate), number 101 of the 121 Illinois cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KLOT. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.1017,-87.8637 (forecast issued Oct 28, 3:35 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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