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Chester, IL 62233 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Perryville Regional Airport · 58 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Today
Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 3 mph.
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Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now70°
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10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 20Sunny47°72°
- WedOct 21Sunny45°72°
- ThuOct 22Sunny48°75°
- FriOct 23Sunny48°74°
- SatOct 24Mostly Sunny51°74°
- SunOct 25Partly Sunny51°76°
- MonOct 26Partly Sunny48°73°
- TueOct 27Partly cloudy53°71°
- WedOct 28Rain0.07 in54°62°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy50°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
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
Almanac
MonthlyPerryville Water Plt, records since 1907. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Carbondale 57 km
- Farmington 55 km
- Waterloo 55 km
- Perryville 22 km
- Murphysboro 46 km
- Du Quoin 52 km
- Pinckneyville 43 km
- Crystal City 59 km
- Sparta 25 km
- Sainte Genevieve 21 km
- Freeburg 57 km
- Fredericktown 58 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LSX, issued 7 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Dry and seasonably warm conditions will persist through the end of the week.
Short Term
Issued at 227 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
The forecast for the next several days can be summed up in one phrase - status quo. With an omega block in place in the mid-levels and high pressure stationed over the eastern CONUS at the surface, there is no reason for our sensible weather to change. The small increases in temperature we expect over the week can be attributed to persistent insolation rather than any sort of advection or dynamical reasoning. High clouds blowing into the region from the southern Plains may enter Mid-Missouri slightly before peak heating, which would prevent that area from gaining that degree or two of warmth this afternoon - a negligible difference on human skin. In all, the forecast today calls for highs around 70 degrees with very little wind and plenty of sun. Add a degree and we have the forecast for Wednesday as well. The high clouds and warmer afternoon will support higher low temperatures tonight for our Missouri counties. To the east where skies will be clearer for longer, radiational cooling is expected to create similar conditions to this morning.
Long Term
Issued at 227 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
The forecast from Wednesday night through the end of the week is the same as that of today and tomorrow. Widespread 70s increase a degree or two each day unless warming is perturbed by high clouds. Late in the week mid-level ridging will be shoved eastward and flattened as a longwave trough strengthens over the Four Corners region. This system is forecast to drive a cold front into the Midwest late Saturday into Sunday, but latest model guidance indicates the front will pivot into a more west-east orientation before it reaches Missouri/central Illinois. This would keep accompanying rain and cold air to our north and lengthen the duration of our warm streak. Ensembles, aside from the GEFS, appear to support this solution. 850 mb temperatures Sunday into Monday are still forecast to be about 10C - the same as today - so a drastic cooldown within that period is not likely if the models are correct. Beyond that guidance diverges, and that's reliant on if the cold front does push through the CWA or not Monday into Tuesday. The NBM high temperature IQRs reflect the uncertainty quite well, with KSTL jumping from a 4 degree split on Sunday to a 12 degree split by Tuesday.
Aviation
Issued at 604 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
After the morning river and valley fog dissipates, dry and VFR conditions with light winds will prevail through the remainder of the period.
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