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Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 30.51 in (1033.6 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 11 Jan 1:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Makanda IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Makanda IL
 37.61°N 89.24°W
Last Update:
1:36 pm CST Jan 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 11, 2026-6pm CST Jan 17, 2026
 
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