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Belleville, Illinois Weather

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

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

Belleville, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:47 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Belleville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBelleville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 96°
Belleville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    96°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.02″
    83°73°-13°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    87°70°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    85°67°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    91°67°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    96°71°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    0.01″
    90°73°-6°
Belleville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · steady
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Belleville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.6997.0998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Belleville, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 9 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Belleville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
14:47 UTC · Belleville, 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
14:47 UTC · Belleville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Belleville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Belleville, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Belleville, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Belleville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Belleville, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belleville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 62220, 62221, 62223, 62226

16-Day Forecast — Belleville

  1. Sat96°76°20%
  2. Sun83°73°20%
  3. Mon87°70°21%
  4. Tue85°67°12%
  5. Wed91°67°15%
  6. Thu96°71°30%
  7. Fri90°73°30%
  8. Sat89°73°19%
  9. Sun79°64°11%
  10. Mon78°59°2%
  11. Tue79°61°6%
  12. Wed83°64°12%
  13. Thu82°66°14%
  14. Fri82°69°10%
  15. Sat86°70°13%
  16. Sun90°72°16%

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 — Belleville

SPC has placed Belleville 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 Belleville

  • 62221
  • 62220
  • 62226
  • 62223

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.