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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Springfield - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI)

Lat: 39.85°NLon: 89.68°WElev: 587ft.

A Few Clouds and Breezy

83°F

28°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 23 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1005.9 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 10 Mar 2:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Mechanicsburg IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Low around 49. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 3pm. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    T-storms then
    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts 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 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Low around 49. South wind 16 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 3pm. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mechanicsburg IL
 39.81°N 89.4°W (Elev. 577 ft)
Last Update:
3:36 pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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