Murphysboro, IL Weather Forecast
Jackson County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Murphysboro, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Murphysboro, IL at a glance
Murphysboro is home to about 6,963 people in Jackson County, across 5.2 square miles. It ranks 282nd by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Carbondale, 7 miles away.
- County
- Jackson County
- Population
- 6,963 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.2 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,327
- Forecast point
- 37.7672°N, 89.3324°W
How well can the network see Murphysboro?
The nearest Doppler radar is KPAH (Paducah, KY), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 4,300 ft above Murphysboro. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Murphysboro can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KMDH (Murphysboro/S Illinois Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Murphysboro
- Carbondale, IL7 mi
- Carterville, IL14 mi
- Herrin, IL17 mi
- Du Quoin, IL17 mi
- Christopher, IL21 mi
- Marion, IL21 mi
- Anna, IL22 mi
- Pinckneyville, IL22 mi
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