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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Overcast and Breezy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SW 21 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.52 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 2:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Burnt Prairie IL

High Wind Warning March 15, 02:57pm until March 15, 09:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 15, 02:57pm until March 15, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 70 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Breezy. Heavy
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Burnt Prairie IL
 38.24°N 88.27°W
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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