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Charles Mound

#45
1235 ft (376 m) Driftless Area
Charles Mound

About Charles Mound

Charles Mound is Illinois's highest natural point at 1,235 feet, located in Jo Daviess County near the Wisconsin border. The high point is on private property and requires permission to access. The area is part of the Driftless Area that escaped glaciation and features more varied topography than most of Illinois.

History

Named after an early settler, Charles Mound sits in the unglaciated Driftless Area of northwestern Illinois. This region features more rugged topography than the glaciated plains that characterize most of the state, providing habitat for species not found elsewhere in Illinois.

Weather Forecast

scattered clouds

Current Conditions

23°F

scattered clouds

Feels like 12°F

Weather Alert

  • Freezing conditions expected
Average 33°F
High 44°F
Low 23°F
Wind Up to 10 mph
Humidity 48%
Sunrise 12:35 PM
Sunset 11:51 PM
3 PM
scattered clouds
23°F
Feels: 12°F 10 mph (Gusts: 15) 67% 6.2 miles
6 PM
scattered clouds
33°F
Feels: 25°F 10 mph (Gusts: 12) 46% 6.2 miles
9 PM
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44°F
Feels: 40°F 8 mph (Gusts: 10) 30% 6.2 miles
Average 36°F
High 41°F
Low 33°F
Wind Up to 6 mph
Humidity 69%
Sunrise 12:35 PM
Sunset 11:51 PM
12 AM
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37°F
Feels: 32°F 6 mph (Gusts: 6) 44% 6.2 miles
3 AM
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34°F
Feels: 29°F 6 mph (Gusts: 15) 51% 6.2 miles
6 AM
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Feels: 29°F 5 mph (Gusts: 6) 59% 6.2 miles
9 AM
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Feels: 30°F 5 mph (Gusts: 12) 73% 6.2 miles
12 PM
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33°F
Feels: 28°F 5 mph (Gusts: 10) 87% 6.2 miles
3 PM
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39°F
Feels: 34°F 6 mph (Gusts: 10) 78% 6.2 miles
6 PM
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Feels: 38°F 4 mph (Gusts: 6) 78% 6.2 miles
9 PM
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41°F
Feels: 38°F 4 mph (Gusts: 8) 80% 6.2 miles
Average 38°F
High 41°F
Low 34°F
Wind Up to 12 mph
Humidity 86%
Sunrise 12:35 PM
Sunset 11:51 PM
12 AM
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Feels: 36°F 5 mph (Gusts: 7) 81% 6.2 miles
3 AM
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39°F
Feels: 34°F 7 mph (Gusts: 12) 84% 6.2 miles
6 AM
broken clouds
36°F
Feels: 30°F 7 mph (Gusts: 13) 89% 6.2 miles
9 AM
scattered clouds
34°F
Feels: 28°F 8 mph (Gusts: 19) 93% 6.2 miles
12 PM
broken clouds
34°F
Feels: 26°F 11 mph (Gusts: 25) 92% 6.2 miles
3 PM
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Feels: 31°F 12 mph (Gusts: 27) 81% 6.2 miles
6 PM
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Feels: 33°F 10 mph (Gusts: 21) 81% 6.2 miles
9 PM
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41°F
Feels: 36°F 9 mph (Gusts: 14) 86% 6.2 miles
Average 43°F
High 46°F
Low 40°F
Wind Up to 11 mph
Humidity 97%
Sunrise 12:35 PM
Sunset 11:51 PM
0.94 inches expected Over the next 24 hours
12 AM
light rain
40°F
Feels: 35°F 7 mph (Gusts: 14) 97% 6.2 miles 0.01 inches
3 AM
light rain
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Feels: 35°F 9 mph (Gusts: 16) 98% 1.5 miles 0.03 inches
6 AM
light rain
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Feels: 39°F 8 mph (Gusts: 17) 99% 0.2 miles 0.06 inches
9 AM
light rain
44°F
Feels: 39°F 10 mph (Gusts: 20) 98% 0.1 miles 0.03 inches
12 PM
moderate rain
46°F
Feels: 40°F 11 mph (Gusts: 22) 98% 0.1 miles 0.26 inches
3 PM
heavy intensity rain
43°F
Feels: 37°F 11 mph (Gusts: 21) 98% 0.4 miles 0.51 inches
6 PM
light rain
42°F
Feels: 38°F 8 mph (Gusts: 14) 95% 6.2 miles 0.03 inches
9 PM
light rain
44°F
Feels: 41°F 6 mph (Gusts: 7) 90% 6.2 miles 0.00 inches
Average 43°F
High 48°F
Low 41°F
Wind Up to 11 mph
Humidity 96%
Sunrise 12:35 PM
Sunset 11:51 PM
0.76 inches expected Over the next 24 hours
12 AM
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42°F
Feels: 40°F 5 mph (Gusts: 7) 93% 6.2 miles
3 AM
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Feels: 39°F 4 mph (Gusts: 7) 94% 6.2 miles
6 AM
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Feels: 38°F 5 mph (Gusts: 10) 95% 6.2 miles
9 AM
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41°F
Feels: 36°F 7 mph (Gusts: 11) 96% 6.2 miles
12 PM
overcast clouds
41°F
Feels: 35°F 10 mph (Gusts: 21) 97% 6.2 miles
3 PM
light rain
45°F
Feels: 40°F 11 mph (Gusts: 26) 96% 4.6 miles 0.07 inches
6 PM
moderate rain
47°F
Feels: 43°F 9 mph (Gusts: 21) 98% 2.4 miles 0.39 inches
9 PM
moderate rain
48°F
Feels: 45°F 6 mph (Gusts: 9) 99% 0.9 miles 0.30 inches
Average 57°F
High 61°F
Low 50°F
Wind Up to 17 mph
Humidity 95%
Sunrise 12:35 PM
Sunset 11:51 PM
0.78 inches expected Over the next 24 hours
12 AM
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Feels: 50°F 6 mph (Gusts: 10) 99% 6.2 miles
3 AM
light rain
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Feels: 53°F 7 mph (Gusts: 21) 96% 6.2 miles 0.02 inches
6 AM
moderate rain
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Feels: 59°F 14 mph (Gusts: 34) 96% 2.1 miles 0.18 inches
9 AM
moderate rain
61°F
Feels: 61°F 17 mph (Gusts: 37) 93% 6.2 miles 0.45 inches
12 PM
moderate rain
61°F
Feels: 61°F 16 mph (Gusts: 32) 93% 6.2 miles 0.14 inches

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