Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salem, Salem-Leckrone Airport (KSLO)

Lat: 38.64°NLon: 88.96°WElev: 574ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 4 Sep 6:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Kinmundy IL

Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 06:39am until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 06:39am until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Saturday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Light northeast wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Kinmundy IL
 38.73°N 88.75°W (Elev. 551 ft)
4:31 am CDT Sep 4, 2026
6am CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 10, 2026
 
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