Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:58 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
A cluster of storms moving through south central Illinois will be producing heavy rain in the Centralia...Salem...and Nashville areas through 10 PM this evening. Motorists should be alert for standing water on roadways.
5-day forecast
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Chance of T-storms
Clear
Clear
Chance of T-storms
Chance of T-storms
79° | 58°
83° | 65°
88° | 70°
92° | 72°
90° | 70°
Current conditions
As of 9:05 PM CDT at Sparta, Illinois
Rain
Temperature:
70°
Wind:
Calm
Dewpoint:
68°
Humidity:
94%
Visibility:
7.0 miles
Forecast
As of 8:38 PM CDT on July 3, 2008
Tonight...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible until midnight. Low in the lower 60s. Light wind during mid and late evening becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight.
Independence Day...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. High around 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon.
Friday Night...Mostly clear. Low around 60. Light wind.
Flood WarningIssued by the National Weather Service at 9:26 PM CDT on July 03, 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at Chester * until further notice. * At 7 PM Thursday the stage was 39.2 feet. * Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 27.0 feet. * Forecast... the river is forecast to continue falling to near 34 feet by Wednesday evening.
