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Current conditions at

Mattoon / Charleston, Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO)

Lat: 39.48°NLon: 88.28°WElev: 722ft.

Overcast

41°F

5°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 29.67 in (1005.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 14 Jan 4:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Charleston IL

  • Today

    Today: Isolated snow showers before 11am, then scattered flurries between 11am and 2pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between 4 and 10. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between 4 and 14. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Isolated snow showers before 11am, then scattered flurries between 11am and 2pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between 4 and 10. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between 4 and 14. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Charleston IL
 39.5°N 88.19°W (Elev. 650 ft)
Last Update:
4:41 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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