Outdoor conditions in

New Athens

Illinois
Now
  1. 83°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms50% rain72% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 84°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49% rain70% humidityGusts 16 mph
  3. 84°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain70% humidityGusts 17 mph
  4. 84°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms34% rain72% humidityGusts 17 mph
  5. 83°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms43% rain72% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 82°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms45% rain74% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 77°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain88% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 74°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms53% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  9. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms61% rain97% humidityGusts 16 mph
  10. 71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms59% rain97% humidityGusts 16 mph
  11. 69°Chance Rain Showers57% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  12. 66°Chance Rain Showers63% rain97% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 62°Scattered Rain Showers39% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 59°Scattered Rain Showers48% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 56°Scattered Rain Showers29% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 54°Cloudy14% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 52°Mostly Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 52°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 51°Mostly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 53°Mostly Sunny0% rain80% humidityGusts 25 mph
  23. 55°Partly Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 25 mph
  24. 57°Mostly Cloudy0% rain64% humidityGusts 25 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
61%
Humidity
70–100%
Wind
21 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
63%
Humidity
60–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
42–96%
Wind
21 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
37–89%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
37–100%
Wind
6 mph
  1. 84° / 69°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.61% rain · Humidity 70–100% · Wind 21 mph
  2. 66° / 48°Friday has a real shower chance.63% rain · Humidity 60–100% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 60° / 39°Saturday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 42–96% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 66° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 37–89% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 73° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 37–100% · Wind 6 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

St. Louis (Metro-east) area · Updated Thu 1:25 PM
44GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground44 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

New Athens radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward New Athens.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes St. Louis (Metro-east) area, about 19 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents New Athens, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.