Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on 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

76°F

24°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 17 Oct 1:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Cobden IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 7 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely.  Low around 50. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 50. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Cobden IL
 37.5°N 89.3°W
1:45 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
2pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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