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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Marion - Williamson County Regional Airport (KMWA)

Lat: 37.77°NLon: 89.01°WElev: 486ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Benton IL

Extreme Heat Warning September 3, 03:54am until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning September 3, 03:54am until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. Light south wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light northeast wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 76. Light south wind.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Light northeast wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 94. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Benton IL
 38°N 88.93°W
Last Update:
2:36 am CDT Sep 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Sep 3, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 9, 2026
 
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