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Blue Mound, Illinois Weather

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

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

Blue Mound, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:58 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Blue Mound, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue Mound, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 91°
Blue Mound, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    91°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    83°70°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    84°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    81°63°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    84°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.01″
    85°72°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.12″
    81°70°-4°
Blue Mound, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · veering 28°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the sw.
Blue Mound, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.1993.1994.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Blue Mound, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 10 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Blue Mound, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.5mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
15:58 UTC · Blue Mound, 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
15:58 UTC · Blue Mound, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blue Mound, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue Mound, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue Mound, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blue Mound, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blue Mound, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Mound at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62513

16-Day Forecast — Blue Mound

  1. Sat91°71°39%
  2. Sun83°70°27%
  3. Mon84°67°12%
  4. Tue81°63°4%
  5. Wed84°64°7%
  6. Thu85°72°40%
  7. Fri81°70°40%
  8. Sat83°68°22%
  9. Sun73°58°7%
  10. Mon71°57°5%
  11. Tue78°60°12%
  12. Wed79°63°13%
  13. Thu82°65°16%
  14. Fri83°71°26%
  15. Sat86°70°26%
  16. Sun84°72°26%

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 — Blue Mound

SPC has placed Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound

  • 62513

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.