Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 7:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Sims IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a light south southwest wind becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a light south southwest wind becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Sims IL
 38.39°N 88.54°W
6:46 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
7pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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