West Salem, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station Switch to Metric Units
Feels Like 28°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures climb from 47°F to a high of 73°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 7°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 55°F with lows around 35°F.
This Date in Weather History
1911 - The central U.S. experienced perhaps its most dramatic cold wave of record. During the early morning temperatures across the Central Plains ranged from 68 degrees at Kansas City to 4 above North Platte NE. In Kansas City, the temperature warmed to a record 76 degrees by late morning before the arctic front moved in from the northwest. Skies become overcast, winds shifted to the northwest, and the mercury began to plummet. By early afternoon it was cold enough to snow, and by midnight the temperature had dipped to a record cold reading of 11 degrees above zero. Oklahoma City also established a record high of 83 degrees and record low of 17 degrees that same day. In southeastern Kansas, the temperature at Independence plunged from 83 degrees to 33 degrees in just one hour. The arctic cold front produced severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the Mississippi Valley, a blizzard in the Ohio Va
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West Salem, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Nov 11
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Nov 12
Day: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 1 to 6 mph.
Thursday Nov 13
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Nov 14
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph.
Saturday Nov 15
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Nov 16
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday Nov 17
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:31 AM
Sunset 4:43 PM
Last Light 5:11 PM
Moonset 12:41 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Mon's High Temperature
100 at 2 Miles West Of Pala, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
10 at Mount Washington, NH and Snowshoe, WV
Weather Folklore
Cats scratch a post before wind, wash their faces before a rain, and sit with backs to the fire before snow.
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