Wildfire Smoke Continues Poor Air Quality in the East; Excessive Rainfall May Bring Flooding in the Northwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to be transported south by winds into the U.S. resulting in moderate to unhealthy air quality across parts of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, and Midwest on Friday. Some improvement is expected this weekend. Excessive rainfall may bring areas of flooding from far northern Washington across central Montana, and into western South Dakota Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Effingham, Effingham County Memorial Airport (K1H2)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 88.53°WElev: 587ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 9 Jun 11:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Effingham IL

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 7 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 80 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 55 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 84 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

    Low: 63 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am.  High near 77. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Showers

    High: 77 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 53 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 75 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 55 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    Sunny

    High: 81 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. High near 77. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Effingham IL
 39.12°N 88.61°W (Elev. 551 ft)
10:40 am CDT Jun 9, 2023
12pm CDT Jun 9, 2023-6pm CDT Jun 15, 2023
 
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