7-Day Forecast 41.35°N 88.85°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ottawa IL
Issued by: National Weather Service Chicago, IL
Last Update: 6:56 pm CDT Jul 15, 2025




Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.



Ottawa IL
 41.35°N 88.85°W

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