As of 00:26 CDT

Weather in New Athens, IL

73°Current weather

New Athens, Sunday, 9 August, 00:26

Clear. Feels like 75°. High 96°, low 73°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind6.6 mph S
Humidity97%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point72°

Monthly outlook for New Athens, IL: average high 86.6°, average low 69.9°. That is 0.1° above the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 8 days (about 3.1 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 11 August (101.8°), the coolest 21 August (59.9°).

86.6°/69.9°
Average high / low
+0.1°
Above normal
8 / 4
Wet days / normal
3.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 August – 18 August88.3°86.4°+1°
19 August – 28 August83.9°86.7°-1.6°
29 August – 7 Septemberat normal84.3°

August records over 66 years

104.9°15 August 2007All-time high
52.7°30 August 1986All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Red Bud (10 mi).

Mon, 10100° / 75°0Mostly clear
100 °Mostly clear

New Athens, Monday, 10 August

Mostly clear. High 100°, low 75°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind12.3 mph SW
Humidity45%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point70°
Tue, 11102° / 78°0.02Light rain
102 °Light rain

New Athens, Tuesday, 11 August

Light rain. High 102°, low 78°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind10.6 mph SW
Humidity40%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point68°
Wed, 1291° / 74°0.13Light rain
91 °Light rain

New Athens, Wednesday, 12 August

Light rain. High 91°, low 74°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind4.9 mph NW
Humidity87%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point72°
Thu, 1384° / 72°2.17Heavy rain
84 °Heavy rain

New Athens, Thursday, 13 August

Heavy rain. High 84°, low 72°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.8 mph NE
Humidity90%
Visibility
Dew point73°
Fri, 1477° / 71°0.22Light rain
77 °Light rain

New Athens, Friday, 14 August

Light rain. High 77°, low 71°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind13.8 mph E
Humidity87%
Visibility
Dew point72°
Sat, 1580° / 68°0.2Light rain
80 °Light rain

New Athens, Saturday, 15 August

Light rain. High 80°, low 68°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind12.1 mph SE
Humidity84%
Visibility
Dew point69°
Sun, 1686° / 67°0.02Light rain
86 °Light rain

New Athens, Sunday, 16 August

Light rain. High 86°, low 67°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9.8 mph E
Humidity74%
Visibility
Dew point72°
Mon, 1786° / 70°0.08Light rain
86 °Light rain

New Athens, Monday, 17 August

Light rain. High 86°, low 70°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9 mph NE
Humidity74%
Visibility
Dew point73°
Tue, 1883° / 70°0.06Light rain
83 °Light rain

New Athens, Tuesday, 18 August

Light rain. High 83°, low 70°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind9.5 mph W
Humidity76%
Visibility
Dew point73°
Wed, 1987° / 69°0Overcast
87 °Overcast

New Athens, Wednesday, 19 August

Overcast. High 87°, low 69°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind12.2 mph NE
Humidity60%
Visibility
Dew point68°
Thu, 2077° / 60°0Mostly clear
77 °Mostly clear

New Athens, Thursday, 20 August

Mostly clear. High 77°, low 60°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind10 mph NE
Humidity56%
Visibility
Dew point57°
Fri, 2177° / 60°0.12Light rain
77 °Light rain

New Athens, Friday, 21 August

Light rain. High 77°, low 60°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9.9 mph NE
Humidity61%
Visibility
Dew point56°
Sat, 2287° / 64°0.12Light rain
87 °Light rain

New Athens, Saturday, 22 August

Light rain. High 87°, low 64°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12.5 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility
Dew point66°
Sun, 2393° / 72°0Clear
93 °Clear

New Athens, Sunday, 23 August

Clear. High 93°, low 72°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind6.3 mph E
Humidity58%
Visibility
Dew point72°
Mon, 2483° / 76°0Overcast
83 °Overcast

New Athens, Monday, 24 August

Overcast. High 83°, low 76°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.4 mph NW
Humidity68%
Visibility
Dew point70°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Tue, 2587° / 69°0.05Climate normal
87 °Climate normal

New Athens, Tuesday, 25 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high87°
Average low69°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high101° (2023)
Record low59° (1966)
Wed, 2687° / 70°0.09Climate normal
87 °Climate normal

New Athens, Wednesday, 26 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high87°
Average low70°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high99° (1983)
Record low55° (2025)
Thu, 2787° / 70°0.09Climate normal
87 °Climate normal

New Athens, Thursday, 27 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high87°
Average low70°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high99° (1983)
Record low56° (2025)
Fri, 2887° / 70°0.1Climate normal
87 °Climate normal

New Athens, Friday, 28 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high87°
Average low70°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high97° (2000)
Record low56° (1967)
Sat, 2986° / 69°0.08Climate normal
86 °Climate normal

New Athens, Saturday, 29 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high86°
Average low69°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high98° (1984)
Record low53° (1986)
Sun, 3085° / 69°0.11Climate normal
85 °Climate normal

New Athens, Sunday, 30 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high85°
Average low69°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high98° (1995)
Record low53° (1986)
Mon, 3185° / 69°0.09Climate normal
85 °Climate normal

New Athens, Monday, 31 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high85°
Average low69°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high100° (2013)
Record low58° (1967)
Tue, 0185° / 69°0.11Climate normal
85 °Climate normal

New Athens, Tuesday, 1 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high85°
Average low69°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high99° (2011)
Record low54° (1967)
Wed, 0284° / 68°0.09Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

New Athens, Wednesday, 2 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low68°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high98° (2011)
Record low54° (2017)
Thu, 0384° / 68°0.07Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

New Athens, Thursday, 3 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low68°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high99° (2011)
Record low53° (1974)
Fri, 0483° / 67°0.12Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

New Athens, Friday, 4 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low67°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high96° (1960)
Record low54° (1974)
Sat, 0583° / 67°0.06Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

New Athens, Saturday, 5 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low67°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high97° (1998)
Record low54° (1974)
Sun, 0684° / 66°0.02Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

New Athens, Sunday, 6 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low66°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high98° (1990)
Record low53° (2017)
Mon, 0784° / 66°0.06Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

New Athens, Monday, 7 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low66°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high95° (1960)
Record low51° (1988)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for New Athens, IL are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in New Athens, IL since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.