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Current conditions at

Mattoon / Charleston, Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO)

Lat: 39.48°NLon: 88.28°WElev: 722ft.

Overcast

74°F

23°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 6:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gays IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  High near 78. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely.  Low around 50. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 78. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 50. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gays IL
 39.45°N 88.51°W (Elev. 751 ft)
7:26 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
7pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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