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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Rain Fog/Mist

60°F

16°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Last update 7 Mar 8:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Murphysboro IL

  • Today

    Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 4pm. High near 73. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 73 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 4pm. High near 73. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Murphysboro IL
 37.77°N 89.34°W
Last Update:
7:37 am CST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Mar 7, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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