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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Overcast and Windy

66°F

19°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed S 26 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.60 in
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Jan 7:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Low around 49. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Low around 49. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
3:57 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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