Virden, IL Weather

Macoupin County2:25 PM CDT39.50°N, 89.77°WElevation 676 ft

Current conditions

Clear
72°
Clear
Feels like 70°
High 71°·Low 44°
WindESE 5 mph
Humidity35%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.33 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover0%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

Observed at Springfield - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · 40 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 2 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 70°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 71°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 70°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 70°
  5. 6 PM Clear 66°
  6. 7 PM Clear 60°
  7. 8 PM Clear 57°
  8. 9 PM Clear 55°
  9. 10 PM Clear 53°
  10. 11 PM Clear 52°
  11. Wed12 AM Clear 50°
  12. 1 AM Clear 49°
  13. 2 AM Clear 48°
  14. 3 AM Clear 47°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Clear 45°
  16. 5 AM Clear 45°
  17. 6 AM Sunny 45°
  18. 7 AM Sunny 44°
  19. 8 AM Sunny 45°
  20. 9 AM Sunny 51°
  21. 10 AM Sunny 58°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 63°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 67°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 69°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny44°71°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny45°71°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny47°75°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny47°74°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°74°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°76°
  7. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°72°
  8. TueOct 27 Cloudy Cloudy48°58°
  9. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny40°55°

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

31
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • TueModerate
  • WedModerate
  • ThuModerate

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

Sunrise 7:15 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Daylight 10 h 59 min (−2 min 27 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:27 PM Moonset 1:16 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LSX, issued 8 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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