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Weather in Sparta, Illinois

Current Conditions (Friday, March 14, 2025 at 09:15 America/Chicago time)

Temperature: 64°F (18°C)
Weather: Lightning observed
Skies: clear
Humidity: 68%
Wind: From the SSE at 10 mph (16 km/h)
Pressure: 1005
Dew Point: 54°F (12°C)

Forecast Overview

Sat Mar 15
77°F 57°F
25°C 14°C
Chance of rain after 7 pm.

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Sun Mar 16
68°F 48°F
20°C 9°C
Chance of light rain in the afternoon.

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Mon Mar 17
50°F 37°F
10°C 3°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Tue Mar 18
63°F 36°F
17°C 2°C
More sun than clouds.

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Wed Mar 19
68°F 50°F
20°C 10°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Thu Mar 20
68°F 34°F
20°C 1°C
Chance of light rain in the morning. Chance of light snow after 7 pm.

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Fri Mar 21
54°F 30°F
12°C -1°C
Chance of light snow before sunrise.

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Sat Mar 22
48°F 28°F
9°C -2°C
Chance of light rain after 7 pm.

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Sun Mar 23
46°F 34°F
8°C 1°C
Chance of light snow before sunrise.

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Detailed Forecast

Saturday, March 15

sunrise: 07:11 sunset: 19:04

Low around 57°F (14°C), high around 76°F (25°C).
Chance of rain in the evening (between 7 pm and 10 pm). The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 0.24 in (6.125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 31 mph (49 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	58°F (15°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	81%	0.291%
04:00 07:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	57°F (14°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	86%	0.291%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	66°F (19°C)	18 mph (28 km/h)	77%	0.29%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	75°F (24°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	55%	0.285%
13:00 16:00		Sunny.	75°F (24°C)	25 mph (41 km/h)	53%	0.281%
16:00 19:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	70°F (21°C)	28 mph (44 km/h)	60%	0.28%
19:00 22:00		Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 0.11 in (2.8125 mm).	68°F (20°C)	31 mph (49 km/h)	76%	0.297%
22:00 01:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.13 in (3.1875 mm).	66°F (19°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	62%	0.313%

Sunday, March 16

sunrise: 07:10 sunset: 19:05

Low around 49°F (9°C), high around 68°F (20°C).
Chance of light rain late in the afternoon (between 4 pm and 7 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.03 in (0.75 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 22 mph (35 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Mostly clear.	62°F (17°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	48%	0.303%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	62°F (17°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	51%	0.298%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	64°F (18°C)	15 mph (23 km/h)	47%	0.295%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	68°F (20°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	38%	0.29%
13:00 16:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).	63°F (17°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	60%	0.291%
16:00 19:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	60°F (15°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	68%	0.293%
19:00 22:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	53°F (12°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	72%	0.294%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	70%	0.293%

Monday, March 17

sunrise: 07:08 sunset: 19:06

Low around 38°F (3°C), high around 49°F (10°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 16 mph (26 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	43°F (6°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	65%	0.292%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	58%	0.291%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	46%	0.29%
10:00 13:00		More clouds than sun.	46°F (8°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	36%	0.287%
13:00 16:00		Sunny.	49°F (10°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	32%	0.283%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	43°F (6°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	47%	0.283%
19:00 22:00		Clear.	40°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	48%	0.284%
22:00 01:00		Clear.	38°F (3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	52%	0.285%

Tuesday, March 18

sunrise: 07:07 sunset: 19:07

Low around 35°F (2°C), high around 63°F (17°C).
More sun than clouds.
Wind: 17 mph (27 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Clear.	36°F (2°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	54%	0.286%
04:00 07:00		Clear.	35°F (2°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	61%	0.287%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	47°F (8°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	46%	0.286%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	59°F (15°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	40%	0.282%
13:00 16:00		Sunny.	63°F (17°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	44%	0.278%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	56°F (14°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	55%	0.277%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	54°F (12°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	60%	0.278%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	52°F (11°C)	15 mph (25 km/h)	66%	0.279%

Wednesday, March 19

sunrise: 07:05 sunset: 19:08

Low around 50°F (10°C), high around 69°F (20°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 23 mph (37 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	51°F (11°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	72%	0.28%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	50°F (10°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	75%	0.281%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	57°F (14°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	65%	0.28%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	68°F (20°C)	21 mph (34 km/h)	46%	0.276%
13:00 16:00		Times of sun and clouds.	67°F (20°C)	21 mph (33 km/h)	48%	0.273%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	61°F (16°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	51%	0.271%
19:00 22:00		Overcast.	59°F (15°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	59%	0.272%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	58°F (15°C)	23 mph (37 km/h)	65%	0.272%

Thursday, March 20

sunrise: 07:04 sunset: 19:09

Low around 33°F (1°C), high around 67°F (20°C).
Chance of light rain in the morning (between 10 am and 1 pm). Chance of light snow in the evening and during the night (after 7 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.08 in (2.0625 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 28 mph (45 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	58°F (14°C)	23 mph (37 km/h)	71%	0.273%
04:00 07:00		Overcast.	57°F (14°C)	21 mph (33 km/h)	81%	0.274%
07:00 10:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	59°F (15°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	81%	0.275%
10:00 13:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.625 mm).	67°F (20°C)	28 mph (45 km/h)	54%	0.275%
13:00 16:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).	53°F (12°C)	25 mph (41 km/h)	52%	0.272%
16:00 19:00		A few passing clouds. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	42°F (5°C)	24 mph (38 km/h)	62%	0.271%
19:00 22:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	35°F (2°C)	22 mph (36 km/h)	87%	0.272%
22:00 01:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1 mm).	33°F (1°C)	22 mph (36 km/h)	91%	0.277%

Friday, March 21

sunrise: 07:02 sunset: 19:10

Low around 31°F (-1°C), high around 54°F (12°C).
Chance of light snow between 1 am and 4 am. Estimated precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).
Mostly sunny.
Wind: 22 mph (35 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).	32°F (0°C)	21 mph (35 km/h)	79%	0.278%
04:00 07:00		Clear.	31°F (-0°C)	19 mph (30 km/h)	69%	0.278%
07:00 10:00		Sunny.	37°F (3°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	51%	0.277%
10:00 13:00		Sunny.	48°F (9°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	43%	0.276%
13:00 16:00		Sunny.	54°F (12°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	45%	0.273%
16:00 19:00		Sunny.	45°F (7°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	48%	0.272%
19:00 22:00		Clear.	40°F (4°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	54%	0.272%
22:00 01:00		Clear.	34°F (1°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	70%	0.273%

Saturday, March 22

sunrise: 07:01 sunset: 19:11

Low around 28°F (-2°C), high around 48°F (9°C).
Chance of light rain in the evening (between 7 pm and 10 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 9 mph (15 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Clear.	30°F (-1°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	74%	0.274%
04:00 07:00		Clear.	28°F (-2°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	70%	0.274%
07:00 10:00		Considerable cloudiness.	38°F (3°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	39%	0.274%
10:00 13:00		Mostly cloudy.	45°F (7°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	31%	0.271%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	47°F (9°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	32%	0.268%
16:00 19:00		Overcast.	43°F (6°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	45%	0.269%
19:00 22:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	40°F (4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	53%	0.271%
22:00 01:00		Overcast.	37°F (3°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	54%	0.271%

Sunday, March 23

sunrise: 06:59 sunset: 19:12

Low around 33°F (1°C), high around 46°F (8°C).
Chance of light snow before sunrise (between 4 am and 7 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
01:00 04:00		Overcast.	36°F (2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	53%	0.272%
04:00 07:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.1875 mm).	34°F (1°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	55%	0.272%
07:00 10:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	51%	0.273%
10:00 13:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	44%	0.272%
13:00 16:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	47%	0.271%
16:00 19:00		Sunny.	44°F (7°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	59%	0.271%
19:00 22:00		Partly cloudy.	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	75%	0.272%
22:00 01:00		Clear.	38°F (3°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	78%	0.273%

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Weather Station: Sparta, Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (latitude 38-08-56N, longitude 089-41-55W)

Local Time:

Sparta is in the "America/Chicago" timezone.

The "America/Chicago" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in DST (since Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local time). During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -5:00 hours.

Sparta will exit DST (returning to standard time) on Sunday, 2 November 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 2 November 2025, 01:00 AM local standard time. During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to UTC will be -6:00 hours.