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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair and Breezy

84°F

29°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed S 23 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Mar 5:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Mc Leansboro IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Mc Leansboro IL
 38.12°N 88.45°W
Last Update:
4:02 pm CDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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