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

St. Louis Regional Airport (KALN)

Lat: 38.89°NLon: 90.03°WElev: 518ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 4 Sep 8:45 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Benld IL

Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 09:33pm until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 09:33pm until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Benld IL
 39.1°N 89.81°W (Elev. 633 ft)
6:36 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
9pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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