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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 Windy

78°F

26°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed S 28 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 21 Apr 1:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Springfield, Capital Airport IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 77 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 76 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
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Point Forecast:
Springfield, Capital Airport IL
 39.84°N 89.69°W (Elev. 584 ft)
Last Update:
2:16 pm CDT Apr 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Apr 21, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 27, 2026
 
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