Wheeling climate

Wheeling Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Palwaukee AP, 2.8 km from Wheeling

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.11 in over about 11 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Wheeling, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.11 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
89°FOct 3, 2025
Record low
25°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
71%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 169°F50°F88°F 201931°F 200335%0%
Oct 269°F50°F84°F 200530°F 200335%0%
Oct 368°F49°F89°F 202535°F 200435%0%
Oct 468°F49°F88°F 202536°F 199635%0%
Oct 568°F49°F89°F 199733°F 200435%0%
Oct 667°F48°F88°F 200733°F 200135%0%
Oct 767°F48°F88°F 200730°F 200135%0%
Oct 866°F47°F87°F 200730°F 201235%0%
Oct 966°F47°F86°F 201830°F 200035%0%
Oct 1065°F47°F85°F 201031°F 200935%0%
Oct 1165°F46°F84°F 202428°F 199635%0%
Oct 1264°F46°F83°F 200828°F 200635%0%
Oct 1364°F46°F78°F 200032°F 200635%0%
Oct 1463°F45°F80°F 202033°F 200235%0%
Oct 1563°F45°F78°F 199928°F 200635%0%
Oct 1663°F44°F79°F 199833°F 202034%0%
Oct 1762°F44°F82°F 201630°F 201534%0%
Oct 1862°F44°F78°F 200730°F 200934%1%
Oct 1961°F43°F76°F 200030°F 199634%1%
Oct 2061°F43°F84°F 200331°F 201834%1%
Oct 2160°F43°F81°F 202428°F 201833%1%
Oct 2260°F42°F79°F 202231°F 201333%1%
Oct 2359°F42°F79°F 202231°F 201333%1%
Oct 2459°F42°F81°F 202327°F 199933%1%
Oct 2558°F41°F75°F 200427°F 200633%1%
Oct 2658°F41°F76°F 200033°F 201932%1%
Oct 2758°F41°F78°F 201428°F 201332%1%
Oct 2857°F40°F76°F 199927°F 199732%1%
Oct 2957°F40°F82°F 202429°F 200832%1%
Oct 3056°F39°F80°F 202427°F 202332%2%
Oct 3156°F39°F72°F 202425°F 202331%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wheeling, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:33 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004838 (Chicago Palwaukee AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004838, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.