Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Jefferson MO- Including the cities of Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, and Cahokia 709 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 125 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and large hail this evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 30s. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent. $$