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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Marion - Williamson County Regional Airport (KMWA)

Lat: 37.77°NLon: 89.01°WElev: 486ft.

Partly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SW 15 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 15 Apr 1:45 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Benton IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 63. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 63. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Benton IL
 38°N 88.93°W
Last Update:
1:21 pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 21, 2026
 
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