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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 4:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Mc Leansboro IL

Wind Advisory March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 07:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 70 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Mc Leansboro IL
 38.09°N 88.45°W
Last Update:
4:21 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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