Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL)

Lat: 38.51°NLon: 89.09°WElev: 525ft.

Partly Cloudy

99°F

37°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index104°F (40°C)
Last update 4 Sep 12:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wamac IL

Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 01:50pm until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 01:50pm until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Light northeast wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wamac IL
 38.52°N 89.13°W (Elev. 495 ft)
1:41 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
1pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 10, 2026
 
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