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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Edgar County Airport (KPRG)

Lat: 39.7°NLon: 87.67°WElev: 650ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Aug 5:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles S Metcalf IL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light south wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Light southwest wind.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light south wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Light southwest wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles S Metcalf IL
 39.71°N 87.8°W (Elev. 673 ft)
4:40 am CDT Aug 15, 2025
5am CDT Aug 15, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 21, 2025
 
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