Carbondale, IL 62901 Weather

Jackson County3:39 AM CDT37.72°N, 89.22°W

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 76°·Low 44° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity93%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility9.0 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset6:10 PM

Observed at Southern Illinois Airport · 24 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Tonight

    Clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East wind 0 to 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

  1. Now Clear 52°
  2. 4 AM Clear 50°
  3. 5 AM Clear 48°
  4. 6 AM Sunny 48°
  5. 7 AM Sunny 46°
  6. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  7. 9 AM Sunny 53°
  8. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  9. 11 AM Sunny 67°
  10. 12 PM Sunny 70°
  11. 1 PM Sunny 73°
  12. 2 PM Sunny 74°
  13. 3 PM Sunny 74°
  14. 4 PM Sunny 75°
  15. 5 PM Sunny 73°
  16. 6 PM Clear 70°
  17. 7 PM Clear 65°
  18. 8 PM Clear 59°
  19. 9 PM Clear 57°
  20. 10 PM Clear 55°
  21. 11 PM Mostly Clear 54°
  22. Sat12 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  23. 1 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  24. 2 AM Mostly Clear 51°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear44°
  2. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny45°76°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny46°76°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°78°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°75°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°74°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°76°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny76°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy0.03 in52°61°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy0.60 in51°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

44
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 7:14 AM
Sunset 6:10 PM
Daylight 10 h 56 min (−2 min 15 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 90% lit
Moonrise 4:35 PM Moonset 4:26 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 42°
Record high89° (1927)
Record low24° (1982)
Wettest2.68 in (2001)
Month to date1.00 in (normal 2.49 in)

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

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PAH, issued 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Patchy fog is possible early this morning near bodies of water.

- Temperatures will remain seasonable, if not slightly above average, into early next week.

- No precipitation is expected through early next week.

Discussion

Issued at 128 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

The Quad State remains on the eastern side of an omega block pattern as a very large high pressure area is centered in southern Quebec. Very slow progression of the ridge into the Quad State will keep dry condition may allow for modest warming for the weekend as 500mb heights tick higher. For the most part, fairly steady conditions are forecast, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. Patchy, mostly shallow, fog has begun developing, mainly along river areas. At this time, observations suggest that visibility is likely to be lower than yesterday morning, but not so low and widespread enough to prompt SPS or Dense Fog Advisory issuances as model support for fog is quite limited. Early AM vsby reductions may show up again the next couple nights.

Early next week, a system tracks from the Front Range to the Great Lakes, but any trailing boundary is likely to be cut off from moisture and runs into the persistent high pressure still centered off to our northeast so dry conditions remain. With that opportunity likely lost, a more favorable period to finally receive some rainfall arrives at the end of the next week as the ridge shifts to our east and a trough digs into the mountain west. Unfortunately, after being dry the vast majority of October, we may finally get rain just in time for Halloween. Temperatures remain steady for next week with highs in the 70s and lows in the mid 40s to near 50.

Aviation

Issued at 128 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Early morning shallow fog is likely near rivers and lakes with a few airports likely to register MVFR/IFR conditions, and possibly even brief LIFR. Otherwise, VFR conditions are forecast, with calm winds at night and around 4-7kts out of the east during the midday/afternoon.

Pah Watches

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