Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 15 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.45 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 27 Mar 3:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

Freeze Warning March 28, 01:00am until March 28, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 55 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Rain and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Rain and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
1:56 pm CDT Mar 27, 2026
3pm CDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 3, 2026
 
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