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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Taylorville, Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ)

Lat: 39.53°NLon: 89.33°WElev: 623ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 May 11:00 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Mechanicsburg IL

Blowing Dust Advisory May 12, 12:00pm until May 12, 07:00pm
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Blowing Dust Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers likely after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Mechanicsburg IL
 39.74°N 89.35°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
10:36 am CDT May 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT May 12, 2026-6pm CDT May 18, 2026
 
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