Argenta, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Argenta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy14%—83°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail43%0.73″84°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm44%—82°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle22%—82°69°0°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Argenta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62501
16-Day Forecast — Argenta
- Sun84°70°14%
- Mon82°66°8%
- Tue80°64°2%
- Wed82°64°4%
- Thu84°68°43%
- Fri82°70°44%
- Sat82°69°22%
- Sun85°68°16%
- Mon88°69°7%
- Tue89°75°4%
- Wed80°61°6%
- Thu77°54°29%
- Fri81°61°29%
- Sat87°66°35%
- Sun86°70°42%
- Mon87°72°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Argenta
SPC includes Argenta in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Argenta
- 62501