Springfield, IL – Illinois is set for another unseasonably mild day today, with highs climbing into the mid-60s across northern areas and the low 70s to the south. Conditions will stay breezy as a cold front approaches, bringing increasing clouds and a shift toward cooler weather for the remainder of the weekend.
According to the US National Weather Service Quad Cities, clouds will gradually decrease through the day as the front moves in, but the most noticeable impact will be falling temperatures tonight and Sunday. Lows tonight will drop into the 40s, signaling the transition back to more seasonal mid-November conditions.
Sunday will feel significantly cooler, with highs only reaching the low to mid-50s under mostly sunny skies. Despite the drop in temperatures, dry conditions are expected to dominate, offering a calm finish to the weekend.
Monday continues the cooling trend, with highs ranging from the upper 40s in northern Illinois to the mid-50s farther south. Clouds will increase through the day as the next weather system approaches from the west. Rain chances remain low during the daytime but will rise Monday night, marking the next opportunity for precipitation across the region.
No significant wind or storm hazards are expected early in the week, but the developing system could bring scattered rain showers into early Tuesday. Forecasters note that widespread rainfall is not guaranteed, and details will become clearer over the next 24–48 hours.
Residents across western and central Illinois—including the Quad Cities, Galesburg, Kewanee, Princeton, and Sterling—should prepare for a noticeable cooldown and monitor updated forecasts as the next workweek begins.
