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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Taylorville, Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ)

Lat: 39.53°NLon: 89.33°WElev: 623ft.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Mar 5:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Mechanicsburg IL

  • Today

    Today: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 50. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F⇓

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 50. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles S Mechanicsburg IL
 39.75°N 89.41°W (Elev. 561 ft)
Last Update:
4:36 am CDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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