National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

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

Effingham, Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 88.53°WElev: 587ft.

Rain

69°F

21°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.68 in
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 1 Aug 12:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Herrick IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Patchy
    Drizzle

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then drizzle and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then areas of drizzle after 4am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 3am. Low around 65. Light northwest wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy drizzle, mainly between noon and 1pm, then areas of drizzle and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 79 °F

    Areas Drizzle
    then Areas
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then drizzle and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then areas of drizzle after 4am. Patchy fog between 11pm and 3am. Low around 65. Light northwest wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Patchy drizzle, mainly between noon and 1pm, then areas of drizzle and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...
Forecast Area
Tiles ©ESRI

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Herrick IL
 39.2°N 88.92°W (Elev. 551 ft)
Last Update:
11:31 am CDT Aug 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 7, 2026
 
Forecast Discussion
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database

National Digital Forecast Database Maximum Temperature Forecast

High Temperature

National Digital Forecast Database Weather Element Forecast

Chance of Precipitation