Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued 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

60°F

16°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 2:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Dowell IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 60. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  High near 84. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am.  Low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 60. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 84. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WNW Dowell IL
 37.97°N 89.3°W
3:16 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
3am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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