Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mount Vernon Airport (KMVN)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 88.85°WElev: 466ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

70°F

21°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	29.67 in (1004.9 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	1 Aug 2:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Kell IL

This Afternoon
High: 74 °F
Areas Drizzle
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Areas Drizzle
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 79 °F
Areas Drizzle
then Patchy
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Areas of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind around 7 mph.

Tonight

Areas of drizzle. Patchy fog between midnight and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Areas of drizzle before 1pm, then patchy drizzle and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 83.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 85.