Kankakee, Illinois Weather Forecast
Today in Kankakee: moderate rain with a high near 72°F and a low around 57°F. Rain chance 58%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Wednesday. Highs run 58 to 75°F through Wednesday.
Forecast updated 3:05 PM CDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Kankakee
Today 10/15
72°/57°
58%
Fri 10/16
60°/43°
14%
Sat 10/17
58°/36°
1%
Sun 10/18
66°/37°
0%
Mon 10/19
71°/40°
0%
Tue 10/20
73°/44°
1%
Wed 10/21
75°/46°
1%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 70° | 71° | 72° | 72° | 69° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 64° | 60° | 57° | 56° | 53° | 51° | 50° | 49° | 48° | 48° | 50° | 52° | 53° | 54° | 55° | 56° |
| Rain | 58% | 58% | 53% | 55% | 42% | 46% | 30% | 14% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 14% |
| Wind | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,575
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
4.56 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
34.88 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
68°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.91 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Kankakee Weather
Kankakee sits at about 630 feet above sea level in Kankakee County, Illinois. About 77,429 people live in the Kankakee area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service LOT office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KLOT. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 5b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -15 to -10°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 26 and the first fall freeze around Oct 31.
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