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Bowen, Illinois Weather

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

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

Bowen, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:12 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Bowen, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBowen, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 70°H 89°
Bowen, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    85°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°66°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    81°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°64°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    86°71°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    84°69°-2°
Bowen, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 31°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the wsw.
Bowen, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.6989.3990.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowen, IL
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 10 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 45 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bowen, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
16:12 UTC · Bowen, 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
16:12 UTC · Bowen, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bowen, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bowen, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bowen, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bowen, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bowen, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62316

16-Day Forecast — Bowen

  1. Sat89°72°17%
  2. Sun85°70°21%
  3. Mon83°66°7%
  4. Tue81°62°2%
  5. Wed87°64°5%
  6. Thu86°71°39%
  7. Fri84°69°39%
  8. Sat84°68°18%
  9. Sun72°58°9%
  10. Mon75°57°5%
  11. Tue78°60°10%
  12. Wed81°65°12%
  13. Thu82°65°13%
  14. Fri82°68°19%
  15. Sat85°70°13%
  16. Sun88°72°13%

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 — Bowen

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Bowen

  • 62316

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.