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Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	NW 16 G 25 mph
Barometer	30.34 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	11 Jan 4:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

Overnight
Low: 28 °F
Chance
Flurries
Sunday
High: 39 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Rain
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A chance of flurries before 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 45.