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Sparta, IL Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport · 41 min ago
Forecast
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This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 73. Wind around 0 mph.
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Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
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Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 2 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now71°
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- Thu12 AM52°
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10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 21Sunny47°73°
- ThuOct 22Sunny47°76°
- FriOct 23Sunny45°74°
- SatOct 24Sunny48°75°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny48°76°
- MonOct 26Partly Sunny50°74°
- TueOct 27Slight Chance Rain Showers15%46°69°
- WedOct 28Partly cloudy52°79°
- ThuOct 29Heavy rain0.64 in53°75°
- FriOct 30Mostly sunny42°61°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Farrar, MO reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
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Almanac
MonthlyKaskaskia River Navigation Lock, records since 1974. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Belleville 51 km
- O'Fallon 55 km
- Fairview Heights 58 km
- Swansea 52 km
- Shiloh 52 km
- Waterloo 46 km
- Columbia 56 km
- Chester 26 km
- Perryville 47 km
- Mascoutah 42 km
- Murphysboro 51 km
- Du Quoin 43 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LSX, issued 1 hr ago
Key Messages
- Seasonably warm and dry weather will last through this weekend.
Short Term
Issued at 257 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026
No significant changes have been made to the forecast. The mid-level omega blocking pattern and surface high pressure influence will keep our sensible weather consistently dry, and insolation will act as the sole driver for our gradually warming temperatures. Expect highs generally in the mid-70s today and tomorrow with lows in the 40s to low-50s in between.
Long Term
Issued at 257 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026
The pattern begins to change late this week. A mid-level longwave trough circling over the Four Corners area is expected to split, with its poleward section phasing into another trough traversing western Canada. This shift will pull a cold front into the Upper Midwest Saturday and orient it zonally on Sunday as the shortwave zips into eastern Canada. The Mid-Mississippi Valley will remain well south of the cold front over the weekend, and our temperature trends will reflect that. LREF probabilities of 1pm temperatures >69 degrees Saturday and Sunday both range from 75-100%, and the NBM max temperature spread for each day is only 3 degrees. The cold front is expected to finally push into the region on Tuesday, but cooler weather is not guaranteed especially for locations south of I-70. Guidance suggests that the front may be weakening as it arrives, and that it may become stationary before it clears the area. This would mean that less cool air would filter into less of the CWA and that the warm streak may continue through Tuesday. Confidence in this, or for any solution, is still very low given the timeframe in question. Again, the NBM max temperature spread reflects this well as it climbs to 10+ degrees on Tuesday and nearly 20 degrees on Wednesday.
Aviation
Issued at 1157 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026
Surface high pressure is located across eastern OH/ western PA with mid clouds approaching the region from the west. VFR conditions are forecast to persist through the afternoon into the evening. Another upper level wave will move across southern Canada, helping to retrograde the surface ridge axis back to the northwest late this evening. Winds at the TAF sites will slowly back from the northeast before decoupling. Thursday morning, another round of morning river valley fog appears likely as winds go calm. The greatest threat for restrictions in visibilities will be at KSUS, while slightly lower chances at KJEF and KCPS. As the sun rises, mixing will quickly commence bringing an end to the river valley fog. VFR Thursday with no precipitation expected.
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