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Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Thunderstorm Rain in Vicinity

56°F

13°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Last update	5 Mar 2:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles ESE Oakdale IL

Flood Watch until March 5, 12:00pm

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch until March 5, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Thu
Flood Watch
Overnight
Low: 59 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers and
Areas Fog
Friday
High: 76 °F
Fog then
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 61 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Saturday
High: 70 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 62 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Widespread fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 61. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday

Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.