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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed SW 15 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Mar 10:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Murphysboro IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Murphysboro IL
 37.77°N 89.34°W
Last Update:
10:16 pm CDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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