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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Fair and Breezy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 21 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.63 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 4:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

Wind Advisory March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 67 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 10pm. Low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am, mixing with rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 10pm. Low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow after 1am, mixing with rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
2:11 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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