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How windy is Springfield, Illinois?
Springfield right now
40°FClear skies
- Today43°F / 33°FClear skies
- Tomorrow49°F / 28°FClear skies
- Monday52°F / 31°FClear skies
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Across a typical year, the wind in Springfield, Illinois averages about 9.1 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 11.1 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.1 mph. There’s no wind at all about 9% of the time. That makes it the joint 42nd windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 3 mph.
Springfield averages about 11.1 mph in April and only about 6.1 in August, so the prairie capital goes from blustery to barely a breath.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 9.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 11.1 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 6.1 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 9% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Detroit, Michigan: about 9.1 mph
- Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 9 mph
- Norfolk, Virginia: about 9.2 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00093822. Average wind speed, not gusts.