Current conditions at

Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 89.25°WElev: 400ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

61°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed S 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.42 in (996.0 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Makanda IL

Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm
High Wind Warning March 15, 05:17pm until March 15, 09:00pm
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Tornado Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm
    High Wind Warning March 15, 05:17pm until March 15, 09:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light south southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light south southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Makanda IL
 37.63°N 89.15°W
1:26 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
5pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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