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

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 8:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Carmi Municipal Airport IL

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carmi Municipal Airport IL
 38.08°N 88.11°W
7:51 am CDT May 8, 2026
8am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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