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Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Dec 11:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Burnt Prairie IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 29 by 5am. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F⇑

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 45 by 4am. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 40 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 29 by 5am. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 45 by 4am. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Friday
A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light north wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Burnt Prairie IL
 38.26°N 88.24°W
Last Update:
10:21 pm CST Dec 8, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Dec 8, 2025-6pm CST Dec 15, 2025
 
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