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Lincoln, IL Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Springfield - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · 1 hr ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
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Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
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Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now52°
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- 4 AM49°
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- 6 AM48°
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- 10 AM61°
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- 12 PM70°
- 1 PM72°
- 2 PM74°
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- 4 PM75°
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- 8 PM60°
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- 10 PM57°
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- Sun12 AM54°
- 1 AM53°
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 23Mostly Clear48°
- TodayOct 24Mostly Sunny48°75°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny50°77°
- MonOct 26Partly Sunny49°76°
- TueOct 27Partly Sunny50°74°
- WedOct 28Mostly Sunny52°76°
- ThuOct 29Mostly Sunny15%45°74°
- FriOct 30Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny15%69°
- SatOct 31Partly cloudy46°63°
- SunNov 1Cloudy57°70°
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
Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Forecast
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Springfield, IL reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Nearby
- Springfield 45 km
- Bloomington 49 km
- Decatur 49 km
- Normal 52 km
- Pekin 52 km
- Morton 52 km
- Chatham 60 km
- Clinton 34 km
- Mount Zion 59 km
- Creve Coeur 59 km
- Sherman 35 km
- Rochester 47 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in ILX, issued 2 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Temperatures will average 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal normals through most of next week, with only modest cooling toward late week.
- Tranquil weather will continue for several more days, with the only meaningful chance of rain toward the middle of next week.
Discussion
Issued at 112 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026
Omega block pattern remains in place over the CONUS late this week, with an upper level high pressure ridge across the central U.S. bookended by lows over southwest Montana and off the Canadian Maritimes. Some flattening/leaning of the ridge will take place this weekend as low pressure moves across the Canadian prairies, but the only real consequence for our area will be some higher level clouds at times. Temperatures will continue a large diurnal spread, from mid-upper 40s at night to mid- upper 70s during the day. Most high temperature records across the region should be just out of reach, but a few may be approached over west central Illinois.
As we get into the work week, the ridge will very gradually slide off to the east, with little change in temperatures. It will take until mid week before we finally see some change in the pattern. Tuesday morning, synoptic models are in good agreement with a broad trough over the Pacific Northwest, pushing toward the northern Plains on Wednesday. At that point, the guidance begins to differ. The GFS solution becomes slower/weaker as a low develops over southwest British Columbia, which would result in lighter rain chances toward Thursday and a rebuilding of the ridge late in the week. The European solution deepens a trough over central parts of Canada/U.S. and a quick shot of showers Wednesday night, slowly moving the trough through the Great Lakes late week.
Temperatures become more uncertain late in the week, with NBM box-and-whiskers plots showing temperature spreads of 15 to 20 degrees in the 25-75th percentiles (both highs and lows). While the European ensembles do trend toward below normal temperatures late next week, a non-trivial number retain above normal tendencies into the Halloween weekend. GFS ensembles are more solidly in the warmer trend, as would be expected with ridging overhead.
Aviation
Issued at 1204 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
High pressure ridging will keep VFR conditions in place through the TAF period. Winds will be light, generally out of the south- southeast.
Ilx Watches
None.
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