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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Tuesday, May 5

Current Weather

12:06 AM

58°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 55°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel®
55°
Wind
WNW 8 mph
Wind Gusts
16 mph
Humidity
72%
Indoor Humidity
50% (Ideal Humidity)
Dew Point
49° F
Pressure
↑ 29.75 in
Cloud Cover
76%
Visibility
16 mi
Cloud Ceiling
22800 ft

Day

5/5
63°Hi
RealFeel® 64°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 60°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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A shower in spots early in the morning; otherwise, mostly cloudy and cooler

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™2 (Dark)

WindNNW 9 mph

Wind Gusts14 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms11%

Precipitation0.03 in

Rain0.03 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover92%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

5/5
43°Lo
RealFeel® 42°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Mostly cloudy

WindN 6 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation11%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover92%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 09 mins
Rise 5:48 AM
Set 7:57 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise --
Set 7:55 AM

Temperature History

5/5
High
Low
Forecast
63°
43°
Average
68°
47°
Last Year
62°
42°
Record
96°
1952
30°
1944

Current Weather Conditions in Ottawa

Ottawa, Illinois is currently Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 58°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 55° (Cool) based on observed conditions including 72% humidity, 76% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 8 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 55°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Ottawa, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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