Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Springfield - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI)

Lat: 39.85°NLon: 89.68°WElev: 587ft.

Fair

87°F

31°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1022.5 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 16 Sep 5:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Springfield IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Springfield IL
 39.8°N 89.63°W (Elev. 600 ft)
6:06 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
6pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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