Mendota, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (61342)
Current Conditions From Nearby Station
Feels Like 62°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Station
Feels Like 62°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1979 - The first killer tornado of record in October in Connecticut destroyed sixteen vintage aircraft at the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The tornado damaged more than one hundred homes causing 200 million dollars damage. Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured.
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Mendota 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Oct 3
Day: Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:56 AM
Sunset 6:36 PM
Last Light 7:04 PM
Moonset 2:39 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
22 at Angel Fire, NM and Daniel, WY
Weather Folklore
If there is dew on the grass in the morning, fair weather.
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About Mendota, Illinois
Mendota is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, in the state's north-central region. The population was 7,061 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Mendota is located approximately 85 miles west of Chicago, 70 miles east of Moline and 55 miles south of Rockford. The current mayor is David W. Boelk, an independent elected to a four-year term.
The name "Mendota" is derived from a Lakota word meaning "junction of two trails", which was found appropriate for the city since there was a nearby railroad junction for the Illinois Central Railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
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