Athens, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Clear 66°F
Feels Like 66°F  
Humidity 69% Dew Point 56°F Wind SE 2 MPH Gusts 3 Barometer 29.48 in.748.8 mm
Report from a personal weather station 6.5 miles SW of central Athens
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Partly Cloudy, Low 58F
 
58
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Cloudy, High 74F, Low 37F
74
37
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 55F, Low 31F
55
31
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 55F, Low 40F
30%
55
40
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 53F, Low 35F
53
35
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 54F, Low 42F
54
42
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain Likely, High 59F, Low 41F
50%
59
41

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 74°F to a low of 53°F, then recover to 59°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 52°F with lows around 33°F.

This Date in Weather History

1986 - An early season cold wave set more than 200 records from the northwestern U.S. to the east coast over a seven day period. For some places it proved to be the coldest weather of the winter season.

More on this and other weather history

Athens, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Light east northeast wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday Nov 21

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.


About Athens, IL

Athens AY-thənz is a city in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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