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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 Snow

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 18 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 16 Mar 11:00 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

Wind Advisory March 16, 11:33am until March 16, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory March 16, 11:33am until March 16, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Mon

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 30 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
8:41 am CDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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