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Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Partly Cloudy

4°C

40°F

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NW 26 G 56 km/h
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint -8°C (17°F)
Visibility 16 km
Wind Chill0°C (32°F)
Last update 14 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h.

    High: 6 °C

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 21 to 26 km/h decreasing to 13 to 18 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 km/h.

    Low: -8 °C

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 8 to 13 km/h becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 1 °C

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. South wind 10 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 34 km/h.

    Low: -2 °C

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 7. West wind 16 to 23 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.

    High: 7 °C

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °C

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °C

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -12.

    Low: -12 °C

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °C

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 21 to 26 km/h decreasing to 13 to 18 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 km/h.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 8 to 13 km/h becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. South wind 10 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 34 km/h.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. West wind 16 to 23 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near -2.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near -2.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near -3.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -11.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 0.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport IL
 38.16°N 89.69°W (Elev. 499 m)
Last Update:
2:21 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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