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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.9 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Oct 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Carbondale IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 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 51. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 8 to 13 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 67. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 51. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west 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 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carbondale IL
 37.72°N 89.23°W
4:30 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
5pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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