Observed 6:15 PM CDT at KSAR

Sparta, IL weather

Clear and 65°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 65°18°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (69°21° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	49%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	32%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	31%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	62%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	75%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	75%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	81%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	82%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	84%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	78%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	86%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	72%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	52%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	51%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	48%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–86°30°
Low, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 74–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LSX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Chester

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.5 ft
Flow: 178,000 cfs

Forecast peak 11.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Kaskaskia River at New Athens

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 68.7 ft
Flow: 794 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:25 PM; Morning 7:00–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:07–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sparta. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.