Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 6:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gorham IL

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 3am.  Low around 53. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light south wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 72 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 3am. Low around 53. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light south wind.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gorham IL
 37.71°N 89.48°W
5:21 am CDT May 8, 2026
7am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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