Guest, Sign inJoin
Weather in Grand Tower, IL · National Weather Service + NOAA

Grand Tower has milder winters than most of Illinois

Grand Tower has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

Winter 45°/27°Spring 68°/46°Summer 88°/66°Fall 69°/46°
Right now
—
Loading conditions…
Sunrise 6:56 am · sunset 6:36 pm

Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…

What stands out about Grand Tower’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of IllinoisJanuary nights average 25°, milder than 2,803 of 2,886 Illinois towns.Warmer summers than most of IllinoisJuly afternoons average 89°, warmer than 2,870 of 2,886 Illinois towns.Less snow than most of IllinoisAbout 6 inches a winter, less than 2,865 of 2,880 Illinois towns.Wetter than most of Illinois47 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 2,714 of 2,886 Illinois towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Grand Tower’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
45° / 27°
2 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
68° / 46°
Last frost around Apr 9
Summer
88° / 66°
41 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
69° / 46°
First frost around Oct 22
18 daysuntil the usual first frost (Oct 22)
Best months to be outside
AprMaySepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Grand Tower get?About 6 inches a winter.When is it wettest?April, with 5.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.9° vs. the 20th century.

Weather talk

Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Grand Tower.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Is spring the best season in Grand Tower?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start the conversation

Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Grand Tower itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Grand Twr 2 N, IL (2 mi, snow) and Carbondale Southern Il Airport, IL (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.

Post to Grand Tower

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in