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Current conditions at

Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (KSAR)

Lat: 38.15°NLon: 89.7°WElev: 528ft.

Overcast

70°F

21°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

New Athens IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 84 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Athens IL
 38.32°N 89.88°W (Elev. 394 ft)
Last Update:
10:21 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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