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Amboy, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Amboy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Amboy, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:50 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
82%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Amboy, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAmboy, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 65°H 84°
Amboy, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    62%
    0.11″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    82°65°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°63°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°57°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    81°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.05″
    76°67°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    32%
    80°62°+4°
Amboy, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · backing 100°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 28 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 100° from the ese.
Amboy, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.5985.8986.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Amboy, IL
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 9 PM

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 38 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Amboy, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
48 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:50 UTC · Amboy, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:50 UTC · Amboy, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Amboy, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Amboy, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Amboy, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Amboy, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Amboy, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Amboy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61310

16-Day Forecast — Amboy

  1. Sat84°68°62%
  2. Sun82°65°20%
  3. Mon80°63°3%
  4. Tue79°57°3%
  5. Wed81°62°22%
  6. Thu76°67°32%
  7. Fri80°62°32%
  8. Sat82°63°14%
  9. Sun68°57°7%
  10. Mon73°55°11%
  11. Tue74°59°12%
  12. Wed78°62°29%
  13. Thu81°65°18%
  14. Fri81°68°29%
  15. Sat84°69°23%
  16. Sun83°71°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Amboy

SPC has placed Amboy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Amboy

  • 61310
  • 61021

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.