Lerna, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Mist and Fog 27°F
Feels Like 19°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 26°F Wind NE 7 MPH Barometer 30.04 in.
Visibility 6 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 3.5 mi. NNE of central Lerna
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Mostly Cloudy, High 32F, Low 15F
32
15
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Snow, High 22F, Low -6F
90%
22
-6
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Sunny, High 4F, Low -7F
4
-7
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 24F, Low 17F
24
17
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 35F, Low 31F
35
31
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 48F, Low 40F
48
40
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Rain, High 51F
50%
51
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 32°F to a low of 4°F mid-week, then warm to 51°F. Some precipitation possible, including both rain and snow.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 41°F with lows around 25°F.

This Date in Weather History

1960 - The first of three Middle Atlantic snowstorms produced a foot of snow at Baltimore MD. A pre-winter blizzard struck the northeastern U.S. producing wind gusts as high as 51 mph, along with 16 inches of snow at Nantucket MA, and 20 inches at Newark NJ.

More on this and other weather history

Lerna, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Dec 12

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Cloudy

Night: Cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Saturday Dec 13

Snow

Day: Snow. High near 22. Wind chill values between 1 and 10. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Clear

Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -6. Wind chill values between -13 and -23. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Dec 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 24. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday Dec 18

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.


About Lerna, IL

Lerna is a village in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Thomas Lincoln, the father of President Abraham Lincoln, spent the later part of his life on a homestead a few miles from Lerna, which is now preserved as the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Thomas Lincoln and his second wife Sarah Bush Lincoln are buried in Shiloh Cemetery south of town.

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