Ridge Farm, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Cloudy 47°F
Feels Like 46°F  
Humidity 81% Dew Point 41°F Wind SW 3 MPH Gusts 12 Barometer 29.76 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 12.8 mi. NNE of central Ridge Farm
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Drizzle, Low 44F
 
44
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 52F, Low 16F
100%
52
16
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 29F, Low 23F
29
23
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Partly Sunny, High 45F, Low 22F
45
22
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Sunny, High 34F, Low 20F
34
20
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Cloudy, High 40F, Low 33F
40
33
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Cloudy, High 50F, Low 36F
50
36

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 52°F to a low of 29°F, then recover to 50°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 40°F with lows around 24°F.

This Date in Weather History

1957 - A tornado swept across Jackson County, Williamson County and Franklin County in southern Illinois killing eleven persons.

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Ridge Farm, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Drizzle

Night: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: Rain, mainly before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. High near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers between 10pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday Dec 21

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 34.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday Dec 24

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.


About Ridge Farm, IL

Ridge Farm is a village in Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 940 at the 2020 census.

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