National Weather Service Forecast for: Springfield IL
Issued by: National Weather Service Lincoln, IL
Updated: 12:03 pm CDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Partly Sunny
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Partly Cloudy
 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Mostly Sunny
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Partly Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 79 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 60 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 69 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Blowing Dust Advisory
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Springfield IL.