As of Tuesday, January 9 at 8am, here is the forecast for the Mattoon area:
Today: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy drizzle after 9pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday: Patchy drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain before 11pm, then rain or freezing rain between 11pm and 5am, then rain and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow after 5am. Low around 26. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Saturday: A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 20.