Live Springfield-area forecast
Best time to hunt deer today in Illinois
Illinois farm-country deer often wait on cooler windows, making today’s Springfield timing more useful than an all-day average.
Today’s sit windows
Early Morning
6:09 AM – 8:24 AM
Good · 66/100
6:09 AM – 8:24 AM
Good · 66/100
Midday
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Poor · 32/100
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Poor · 32/100
Evening
5:28 PM – 7:43 PM
Fair · 62/100
5:28 PM – 7:43 PM
Fair · 62/100
Movement Index
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Movement Index · Springfield, IL
Fair — Not a kill-sit day. Use it for intel — observation or a camera check.
As of Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM · Confidence: High — All key inputs are reliable and well-defined. This is a high-accuracy forecast.
Get your exact ZIP forecastBest sit today
Morning stand (6:09 AM – 8:24 AM) — solid window. Be in your stand 30–45 min before the window opens.
Season phase: early-season
Best movement times
- 6:09 AM – 8:24 AM
- 5:28 PM – 7:43 PM
Weather snapshot
- 76°F
- Wind N at 7 mph
- Pressure steady
- Waning Crescent moon
What’s driving it
- Wind: 7 mph — favorable wind that tends to keep scent moving predictably without overloading deer senses.
- Temperature: 76°F — warm conditions that tend to push deer toward more nocturnal activity patterns.
- Precipitation: Rain — deer may still move briefly near cover edges, but active windows tend to be shorter.
- Warm Front: 3°F warming trend — slight negative that may shift movement toward dusk rather than dawn.
- Season: Early Season: Deer follow predictable food-source patterns. Target mast crops and ag fields at dawn and dusk.