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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Partly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed S 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.66 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 27 Apr 4:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Pinckneyville IL

Tornado Watch until April 27, 11:00pm
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Tornado Watch
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    Tornado Watch until April 27, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Mon

    Tornado Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 77 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 77. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pinckneyville IL
 38.08°N 89.38°W
Last Update:
4:46 pm CDT Apr 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Apr 27, 2026-6pm CDT May 4, 2026
 
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