Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 6:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Mc Leansboro IL

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 62. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  High near 85. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely.  Low around 51. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 62. South wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 85. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 51. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Mc Leansboro IL
 38.12°N 88.45°W
4:30 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
6am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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