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Beecher City, Illinois Weather

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

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

Beecher City, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:57 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Beecher City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBeecher City, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 93°
Beecher City, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    28%
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    85°73°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    85°69°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    86°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    87°72°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.17″
    84°71°-3°
Beecher City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 11°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 8 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 275SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the ssw.
Beecher City, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.7993.7994.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Beecher City, IL
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 10 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Beecher City, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
15:57 UTC · Beecher City, 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
15:57 UTC · Beecher City, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Beecher City, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Beecher City, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Beecher City, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Beecher City, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Beecher City, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beecher City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62414

16-Day Forecast — Beecher City

  1. Sat93°72°28%
  2. Sun85°73°22%
  3. Mon85°69°7%
  4. Tue83°65°6%
  5. Wed86°64°9%
  6. Thu87°72°38%
  7. Fri84°71°38%
  8. Sat85°70°23%
  9. Sun75°59°6%
  10. Mon70°58°6%
  11. Tue78°60°11%
  12. Wed81°63°13%
  13. Thu81°65°19%
  14. Fri81°70°19%
  15. Sat87°69°26%
  16. Sun84°72°19%

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 — Beecher City

SPC has placed Beecher City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Beecher City

  • 62414

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.