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Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Overcast

45°F

7°C

Humidity	98%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	29.76 in
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	42°F (6°C)
Last update	14 Jan 3:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE New Athens IL

Overnight
Low: 45 °F
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 42 °F⇓
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 34 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 46 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 29.