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Urbana, IL weather

It is 52°F and mostly cloudy at University of Illinois - Willard as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 51°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:41 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:25 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

S 5 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 46°F

Pressure · visibility

30.22 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at University of Illinois - Willard (KCMI), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS ILX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the ILX office near Urbana.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Illinois.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Urbana (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM56°FMostly Cloudy2%S 3 mph
Wed 2 AM55°FMostly Cloudy2%SSW 3 mph
Wed 3 AM54°FPartly Cloudy3%S 3 mph
Wed 4 AM53°FPartly Cloudy2%S 3 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPartly Cloudy2%S 2 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FMostly Sunny1%S 2 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FMostly Sunny1%S 2 mph
Wed 8 AM53°FMostly Sunny1%S 3 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FSunny1%SSW 3 mph
Wed 10 AM64°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM69°FSunny0%S 6 mph
Wed 12 PM72°FSunny3%SSW 7 mph
Wed 1 PM75°FSunny0%SSW 8 mph
Wed 2 PM76°FSunny0%SSW 8 mph
Wed 3 PM77°FSunny0%SSW 8 mph
Wed 4 PM77°FSunny0%SSW 8 mph
Wed 5 PM75°FSunny0%S 7 mph
Wed 6 PM71°FClear0%S 6 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FClear0%S 6 mph
Wed 8 PM63°FClear0%S 6 mph
Wed 9 PM62°FClear0%S 6 mph
Wed 10 PM61°FClear0%S 7 mph
Wed 11 PM60°FMostly Clear0%S 7 mph
Thu 12 AM59°FMostly Clear0%S 7 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 Urbana can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 56°F

Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 2 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 8 mph.

Thursday

High 79°F·Low 52°F

Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 74°F·Low 54°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

High 70°F·Low 54°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Monday

High 69°F·Low 53°F

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

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

Tuesday

High 68°F

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

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Urbana is served by the National Weather Service ILX forecast office, forecast zone ILZ045, county zone ILC019.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Urbana (40.1101, -88.1973), in Champaign County. Population: 39,831 (2024 estimate), number 42 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/40.1101,-88.1973 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:41 PM 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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