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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Springfield - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI)

Lat: 39.85°NLon: 89.68°WElev: 587ft.

Fair and Breezy

83°F

28°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed S 21 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.55 in (1000.1 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 16 May 12:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Springfield IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 61 °F

    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 73 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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Point Forecast:
Springfield IL
 39.78°N 89.63°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
1:41 pm CDT May 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT May 16, 2025-6pm CDT May 22, 2025
 
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