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Peoria, IL weather

It is 55°F and clear at Peoria - General Downing-Peoria International Airport as of Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Today: Sunny, high near 78°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 6:36 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 7:18 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 77% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.20 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Peoria - General Downing-Peoria International Airport (KPIA), Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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Around the NWS ILX forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Peoria (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM54°FMostly Sunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FSunny0%S 6 mph
Wed 9 AM57°FSunny0%S 6 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FSunny0%S 7 mph
Wed 11 AM67°FMostly Sunny0%S 8 mph
Wed 12 PM70°FMostly Sunny0%SSW 9 mph
Wed 1 PM74°FMostly Sunny0%SSW 9 mph
Wed 2 PM76°FMostly Sunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 3 PM77°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM78°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM76°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM74°FMostly Clear0%S 9 mph
Wed 7 PM71°FMostly Clear0%S 8 mph
Wed 8 PM67°FMostly Clear0%S 8 mph
Wed 9 PM66°FMostly Clear1%S 9 mph
Wed 10 PM66°FMostly Clear0%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM65°FPartly Cloudy2%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM64°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Thu 1 AM64°FPartly Cloudy1%S 10 mph
Thu 2 AM63°FPartly Cloudy3%S 10 mph
Thu 3 AM63°FPartly Cloudy4%SSW 10 mph
Thu 4 AM61°FMostly Clear3%SSW 10 mph
Thu 5 AM61°FMostly Clear3%SSW 9 mph
Thu 6 AM60°FSunny3%SSW 8 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 Peoria can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 78°F·Low 59°F

Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

High 74°F·Low 50°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday

High 71°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

High 69°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 69°F·Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Monday

High 68°F·Low 56°F

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

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Tuesday

High 69°F·Low 52°F

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

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Peoria is served by the National Weather Service ILX forecast office, forecast zone ILZ029, county zone ILC143.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Peoria (40.7516, -89.6172), in Peoria County. Population: 111,696 (2024 estimate), number 8 of the 121 Illinois cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KILX. 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/40.7516,-89.6172 (forecast issued Oct 28, 6:36 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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