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Current conditions at

Effingham, Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 88.53°WElev: 587ft.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 7 Jan 6:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Wheeler IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers after 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then rain likely. Low around 56. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 56 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 61 °F⇓

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers after 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then rain likely. Low around 56. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Wheeler IL
 38.94°N 88.37°W (Elev. 545 ft)
Last Update:
6:36 pm CST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 7, 2026-6pm CST Jan 14, 2026
 
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