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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Decatur Airport (KDEC)

Lat: 39.83°NLon: 88.87°WElev: 670ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 20 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.9 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Apr 12:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Decatur IL

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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 47. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

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

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 6 to 14 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 60. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 10 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 61. East wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 47. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts 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. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 6 to 14 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 60. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest 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 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Decatur IL
 39.84°N 88.94°W (Elev. 692 ft)
Last Update:
1:46 pm CDT Apr 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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