Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

61°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed S 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.42 in (996.0 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Makanda IL

Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm
High Wind Warning March 15, 05:34pm until March 15, 09:00pm
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Tornado Watch
High Wind Warning
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    Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm
    High Wind Warning March 15, 05:34pm until March 15, 09:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 62 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow showers between 9am and noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 34 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light south southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. South southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light south southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Makanda IL
 37.66°N 89.23°W
5:17 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
5pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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