West Frankfort, IL 62896 Weather

Franklin County2:20 PM CDT37.90°N, 88.93°W

Current conditions

Sunny
76°
Sunny
Feels like 76°
High 77°·Low 45°
WindNNE 5 mph
Humidity34%
Dew point46°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:12 AM
Sunset6:10 PM

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

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East wind 1 to 6 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

  1. Now Sunny 76°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 77°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 75°
  5. 6 PM Clear 72°
  6. 7 PM Clear 67°
  7. 8 PM Clear 60°
  8. 9 PM Clear 58°
  9. 10 PM Clear 55°
  10. 11 PM Clear 54°
  11. Fri12 AM Clear 52°
  12. 1 AM Clear 51°
  13. 2 AM Clear 49°
  14. 3 AM Clear 48°
  15. 4 AM Clear 47°
  16. 5 AM Clear 46°
  17. 6 AM Sunny 46°
  18. 7 AM Sunny 45°
  19. 8 AM Sunny 47°
  20. 9 AM Sunny 53°
  21. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 67°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 70°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 72°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny45°77°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny43°75°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny45°76°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°78°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°77°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny46°74°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°72°
  8. ThuOct 29 Showers Showers0.08 in46°65°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny39°55°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy37°63°

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

43
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 7:12 AM
Sunset 6:10 PM
Daylight 10 h 58 min (−2 min 18 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 87% lit
Moonrise 4:09 PM Moonset 3:21 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 43°
Record high89° (1953)
Record low19° (1952)
Wettest1.38 in (1936)
Month to date1.00 in (normal 2.36 in)

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

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