Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 7:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Jonesboro IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 83 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely.  Low around 52. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 52 °F

    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 52. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Jonesboro IL
 37.46°N 89.27°W
6:15 pm CDT Oct 16, 2025
8pm CDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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