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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

64°F

18°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 9:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to near 69 by noon, then falling to around 59 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 69 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to near 69 by noon, then falling to around 59 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
7:51 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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