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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Mar 9:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Golden Gate IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 4pm. High near 71. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 71 °F

    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 4pm. High near 71. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NW Golden Gate IL
 38.4°N 88.26°W
Last Update:
8:32 pm CST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Mar 6, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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