Springfield ~61° · clear · sunny Wednesday ~85° · tonight ~52°
National Weather Service observations at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport at 7:50 a.m. CT Wednesday showed 61°F under clear skies with a SW ~8 mph wind and humidity near 59%.
The NWS forecast (issued about 4:41 a.m. CT) calls for a sunny Wednesday with a high near 85°F and a west wind of 8–12 mph gusting as high as 20 mph, then a mostly clear night with a low around 52°F. Thursday looks sunny near 79°F (Thursday night ~53°), Friday sunny near 84°F, and Saturday sunny near 87°F. Sunday brings a slight chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. with a high near 81°F, and Monday (Columbus Day) looks mostly sunny near 83°F.
St. Louis was 63°F and clear at 7:50 a.m. (today sunny ~89°, tonight ~57°, Thursday ~84°, Friday ~89°, with a 30% shower chance late Saturday night). Chicago O’Hare was 57°F with a SW ~9 mph wind at 7:50 a.m. (today sunny ~78°, tonight ~53°, Thursday mostly sunny ~69°, Saturday ~80°; marathon Sunday partly sunny, high ~75° at O’Hare with a slight chance of showers).
Paraphrased for the Oct 7, 2026 Wednesday morning digest. Read the original at the source link. Not affiliated with the newsroom.