Springfield ~73° · haze · clear tonight ~47° · sunny Monday

WeatherNWS · ~5:45 p.m. CT Oct 4, 2026

Springfield ~73° · haze · clear tonight ~47° · sunny Monday

Late afternoon ~73° at Capital Airport with haze and a light NNW breeze. Tonight clear, low ~47°. Monday sunny ~73°/48°. STL ~79° clear · CHI ~70° clear.

National Weather Service observations at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport around 5:45 p.m. CT Sunday showed about 73°F with haze, a light north-northwest wind near 8 mph, and humidity under 40%.

The NWS forecast calls for a clear night with a low around 47°F and light north winds, then a sunny Monday with a high near 73°F and a clear Monday night near 48°F. WAND’s forecast team expects the dry, high-pressure pattern to hold, with highs climbing into the low 80s by midweek. St. Louis was near 79°F and clear (tonight ~55°, Monday ~77°); Chicago near 70°F and clear (tonight ~52°, Monday ~62° with a north-northeast breeze).

Source: NWS forecast (Springfield) · WAND forecast

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