Main Beach, Illinois

Alert. A Freeze Warning is in force for Main Beach until 8 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.

Now. Main Beach is 48° and overcast at 6 AM. With the wind it feels like 43°. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the west-northwest at 13 mph, gusting to 24 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 55° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 71°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 35°.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:10 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:59 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 4 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.