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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

60°F

16°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of sprinkles after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of sprinkles, mixing with flurries after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 41 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of sprinkles after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of sprinkles, mixing with flurries after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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 27.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
6:31 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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