West Frankfort, IL Weather

Franklin County2:39 PM CDT37.90°N, 88.93°WElevation 400 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Sunny
78°
Mostly Sunny
Feels like 78°
High 79°·Low 48°
WindSSW 1 mph
Humidity32%
Dew point46°
Cloud cover26%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset6:06 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Sunday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 2 mph.

  • Sunday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 1 mph.

  • Monday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 2 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Sunny 78°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 78°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 78°
  4. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 75°
  5. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 72°
  6. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 68°
  7. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 64°
  8. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 60°
  9. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 57°
  10. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 55°
  11. Mon12 AM Partly Cloudy 54°
  12. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 53°
  13. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 52°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 51°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 50°
  16. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 49°
  17. 6 AM Partly Sunny 48°
  18. 7 AM Partly Sunny 48°
  19. 8 AM Partly Sunny 52°
  20. 9 AM Partly Sunny 58°
  21. 10 AM Partly Sunny 64°
  22. 11 AM Partly Sunny 68°
  23. 12 PM Partly Sunny 72°
  24. 1 PM Partly Sunny 74°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear43°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny44°77°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny45°78°
  4. TodayOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°79°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°77°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°76°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°77°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny77°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy0.03 in52°61°
  10. SatOct 31 Rain Rain0.65 in52°64°

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

48
Good
Ozone

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.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:15 AM
Sunset 6:06 PM
Daylight 10 h 51 min (−2 min 14 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 100% lit
Moonrise 5:28 PM Moonset 6:38 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low66° / 42°
Month to date1.00 in (normal 2.74 in)

Carbondale Area, records since 1898. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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