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ILLINOIS · WILL COUNTY

Marley

128 people, 700 ft above sea level in Will County.

700 ftElevation, city center
128People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Clear 43°
Clear now Dew point 30° · W 6 mph · high 41°
City of Marley River Interstate 2 miles
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The Marley plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Marley

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Lewis University Airport (KLOT) · 4:45 PM
Clear
43° Clear Feels like 39° · high of 41° near 5 PM
WindW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity61%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.27 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 110.18 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Will County
NWS Chicago and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:39 AM4:33 PM ↓
9 h 53 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
22
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 37°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 50° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41° 29°
0% rain — WNW 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
51° 29°
0% rain — NW 0 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
52° 33°
0% rain — SW 4 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
55° 36°
0% rain — S 8 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 45°
0% rain — S 12 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 45°
20% rain — WSW 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 49°
10% rain — SSE 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Marley about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 3,140 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 12, 2019

The coldest this week has been

7° on Nov. 12, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1992. Next is 11° in 2014.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Romeoville Wfo record since 1992.
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THE GROUND

What Marley stands on

Marley’s center stands about 700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 640 ft to 780 ft, a difference of 140 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Silurian System undivided (dolostone, limestone), from the Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old.

Rockdale to Midlothian, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft600 ft700 ft MARLEY700 ftDes Plaines Riverabout 500 ftLow point440 ftIngalls Park630 ftHickory Creekabout 610 ftHigh point of the line770 ftOak Forest670 ftMidlothian630 ft ← W · RockdaleMidlothian · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 59×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Silurian System undivided

Dolostone, limestone. Age: Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Marley’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Marley reaches the Gulf of America by way of Marley Creek, Hickory Creek, the Des Plaines, the Illinois and the Mississippi: about 1,490 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Marley≈ 1,490 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF MARLEY ≈ 1,490 mi to the Gulf of America Marley Creek → Hickory Creek → Des Plaines → Illinois → Mississippi

Lake on the way: Peoria Lake.

1,190 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Marley; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Marley’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1992 · Romeoville Wfo, 9 mi west-northwest

Marley has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 16° in January. A normal year brings about 33 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 41 inches of water.

32°16°36°20°49°30°61°40°72°50°81°60°85°65°83°63°76°55°64°43°49°32°37°22° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY MARLEY 41.1 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average85° / 65°high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 16°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow41.1 inwettest months: May and June
Snow a year33.2 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record102°FJuly 24, 2005
Coldest on record−24°FJanuary 31, 2019
Wettest day on record5.75 inJuly 17, 1996
Snowiest day on record13.8 inJanuary 2, 1999
90° days a year15very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°126and 44 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 16, to the last in spring, about April 21 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingJan. 3 to Feb. 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingNov. 14 to March 24; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchMay through July: 14.0 of the year’s 41.1 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Marley normally reaches 50° and falls to 32°. The record high is 67°, in 2025; the record low 16°, in 2018. The most rain on this date, 0.30 in, fell in 2002.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high32°36°49°61°72°81°85°83°76°64°49°37°
Normal low16°20°30°40°50°60°65°63°55°43°32°22°
Rain and melt, in2.191.982.714.114.814.684.504.363.313.672.672.15
Snow, inches10.68.74.20.90.00.00.00.00.00.11.27.5
Record high65° (2008)73° (2024)85° (2012)89° (2002)97° (2025)99° (2012)102° (2005)97° (2006)94° (2026)89° (2007)77° (2020)71° (2012)
Record low−24° (2019)−19° (1996)−13° (2002)16° (1994)26° (2005)38° (1993)48° (2001)47° (2009)29° (1995)20° (1992)6° (2015)−12° (2016)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1992 at Romeoville Wfo, 9 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ILLINOIS · WILL

Marley

128 people, 700 ft above sea level in Will County.

700 ftElevation
128People
0 sq miLand
Clear 43°
ClearDew point 30°
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Today in Marley

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 41° 0%
8p mostly clear night 37° 0%
11p mostly clear night 33° 0%
2a mostly clear night 31° 0%
5a mostly clear night 30° 0%
8a mostly sunny 34° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 12, 2019

7°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1992.

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What Marley stands on

Marley’s center stands about 700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 640 ft to 780 ft, a difference of 140 ft: gently rolling country.

Marley, west to east Marley700 ftDes Plaines Riverabout 500 ftHickory Creekabout 610 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 113×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center700 ft
Within 3 miles640 to 780 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (140 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceSilurian System undivided
Its ageSilurian, 422 to 445 million years old
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Marley’s year

Marley has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 16° in January. A normal year brings about 33 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 41 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 41.1 in
July, average85° / 65° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 16° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow41.1 in · wettest months: May and June
Snow a year33.2 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record102°F · July 24, 2005
Coldest on record−24°F · January 31, 2019
Wettest day on record5.75 in · July 17, 1996
Snowiest day on record13.8 in · January 2, 1999
90° days a year15 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°126 · and 44 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 16, to the last in spring, about April 21 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Jan. 3 to Feb. 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Nov. 14 to March 24; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · May through July: 14.0 of the year’s 41.1 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Marley normally reaches 50° and falls to 32°. The record high is 67°, in 2025; the record low 16°, in 2018. The most rain on this date, 0.30 in, fell in 2002.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1992 at Romeoville Wfo, 9 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,490 mito the Gulf of AmericaMarley Creek → Hickory Creek → Des Plaines → Illinois → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Marley reaches the Gulf of America by way of Marley Creek, Hickory Creek, the Des Plaines, the Illinois and the Mississippi: about 1,490 river miles.

Lake on the way: Peoria Lake.

1,190 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.