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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fairfield, Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

Lat: 38.38°NLon: 88.41°WElev: 436ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 16 Aug 8:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Mount Erie IL

Heat Advisory August 16, 08:43pm until August 19, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 16, 08:43pm until August 19, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Light north wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Mount Erie IL
 38.53°N 88.33°W
Last Update:
8:15 pm CDT Aug 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Aug 16, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 23, 2025
 
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