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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Taylorville, Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ)

Lat: 39.53°NLon: 89.33°WElev: 623ft.

Partly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed S 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 17 Apr 3:58 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Mechanicsburg IL

Flood Watch April 17, 06:00pm until April 18, 04:00am
Tornado Watch until April 17, 11:00pm
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Flood Watch
Tornado Watch
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    Tornado Watch until April 17, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Fri

    Tornado Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 46. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 46. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
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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:
3:37 pm CDT Apr 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2026
 
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