Hourly Weather Forecast - Essex, IL

12 AM
41°F
40%
11mph
NNE
40% Chance Rain Showers
Humidity
77%
Feels like
35°F
Dew Point
34°F
1 AM
40°F
30%
11mph
NNE
30% Chance Rain Showers
Humidity
77%
Feels like
33°F
Dew Point
33°F
2 AM
38°F
20%
11mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
77%
Feels like
31°F
Dew Point
32°F
3 AM
38°F
20%
11mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
75%
Feels like
30°F
Dew Point
30°F
4 AM
37°F
10%
11mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
75%
Feels like
29°F
Dew Point
29°F
5 AM
35°F
10%
10mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
76%
Feels like
28°F
Dew Point
29°F
6 AM
35°F
10%
9mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
77%
Feels like
27°F
Dew Point
28°F
6:44 AM
7 AM
34°F
10%
9mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
78%
Feels like
27°F
Dew Point
28°F
8 AM
35°F
10%
9mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
76%
Feels like
28°F
Dew Point
28°F
9 AM
36°F
10%
9mph
NNE
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
72%
Feels like
30°F
Dew Point
28°F

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