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Current conditions at

Jacksonville Municipal Airport (KIJX)

Lat: 39.77°NLon: 90.24°WElev: 614ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 2:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Alexander IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 75. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 75 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 55 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. North wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds then
    Patchy Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light north wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear then
    Areas Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 75. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. North wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light north wind.
Saturday Night
Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alexander IL
 39.72°N 90.04°W (Elev. 650 ft)
Last Update:
1:55 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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