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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Light Rain

62°F

17°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Apr 1:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
1:26 am CDT Apr 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Apr 18, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2026
 
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