Here’s the forecast for the Mattoon area as of this morning (January 8, 2018):
Today: Widespread fog, mainly before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then rain and snow likely between 11pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 28.
Friday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33.
Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.