Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 3:17 PM CST on December 3, 2008
Scattered light rain showers continue to develop and move across the quad state region through the late afternoon. The largest area of rainfall will continue to stretch north of a line from Mayfield to Owensboro Kentucky...Onward into southwest Indiana...southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. This area of rain will continue to increase in coverage and intensity...as the leading edge of a cold front moves near a Mount Vernon Illinois...Marble Hill Missouri line around 5 PM. Another...small area of rain will continue to develop along and south of a line from Murray to Greenville Kentucky. As this rain moves quickly northeast near 55 mph...hourly rainfall amounts will range from a trace to locally two hundredths of an inch.
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Current conditions
As of 4:45 PM CST at Fairfield, Illinois
Heavy Drizzle
Temperature:
48°
Wind chill:
46°
Wind:
WSW 6 mph
Dewpoint:
45°
Humidity:
87%
Visibility:
5.0 miles
Forecast
As of 3:37 PM CST on December 3, 2008
Tonight...Rain showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Thursday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. North winds 5 mph.