Hourly Weather Forecast - Essex, IL

11 AM
4°F
0%
19mph
WNW
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
62%
Feels like
-16°F
Dew Point
-6°F
12 PM
6°F
0%
19mph
WNW
Mostly Sunny
Humidity
60%
Feels like
-13°F
Dew Point
-5°F
1 PM
8°F
0%
18mph
WNW
Mostly Sunny
Humidity
57%
Feels like
-11°F
Dew Point
-4°F
2 PM
9°F
0%
17mph
WNW
Mostly Sunny
Humidity
55%
Feels like
-9°F
Dew Point
-4°F
3 PM
9°F
0%
16mph
WNW
Mostly Sunny
Humidity
54%
Feels like
-9°F
Dew Point
-5°F
4 PM
8°F
0%
14mph
WNW
Mostly Sunny
Humidity
53%
Feels like
-8°F
Dew Point
-5°F
4:53 PM
5 PM
8°F
0%
12mph
WNW
Mostly Clear
Humidity
55%
Feels like
-8°F
Dew Point
-5°F
6 PM
7°F
0%
10mph
W
Mostly Clear
Humidity
54%
Feels like
-7°F
Dew Point
-6°F
7 PM
7°F
0%
9mph
W
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
55%
Feels like
-6°F
Dew Point
-6°F
8 PM
7°F
0%
8mph
W
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity
54%
Feels like
-6°F
Dew Point
-6°F
9 PM
7°F
0%
8mph
W
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity
56%
Feels like
-5°F
Dew Point
-5°F
10 PM
7°F
0%
7mph
W
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity
57%
Feels like
-5°F
Dew Point
-5°F
11 PM
8°F
0%
7mph
W
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity
58%
Feels like
-4°F
Dew Point
-4°F

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