Springfield, IL Weather Forecast
Sangamon County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Springfield, 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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Springfield, IL at a glance
Springfield is home to about 112,544 people in Sangamon County, across 61 square miles. It ranks 7th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Rochester, 5 miles away.
- County
- Sangamon County
- Population
- 112,544 2023 est.
- Land area
- 61 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,837
- Forecast point
- 39.7911°N, 89.6446°W
How well can the network see Springfield?
The nearest Doppler radar is KILX (Lincoln, IL), to the NNE. Its lowest scan passes about 1,800 ft above Springfield. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Springfield show up clearly. Springfield is closer to its radar than 71% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KSPI (Springfield/Lincoln Capital Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Springfield
- Rochester, IL5 mi
- Riverton, IL7 mi
- Sherman, IL7 mi
- Chatham, IL8 mi
- Pawnee, IL14 mi
- Auburn, IL16 mi
- Virden, IL21 mi
- Taylorville, IL24 mi
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