Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Marion - Williamson County Regional Airport (KMWA)

Lat: 37.77°NLon: 89.01°WElev: 486ft.

Partly Cloudy

91°F

33°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	N 5 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	100°F (38°C)
Last update	30 Jul 5:45 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Benton IL

Extreme Heat Warning July 30, 05:53pm until July 30, 08:00pm

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Extreme Heat Warning

Extreme Heat Warning July 30, 05:53pm until July 30, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Wed
Extreme Heat Warning
This Afternoon
High: 96 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 67 °F
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 83 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Light east southeast wind.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light north wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.