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Buda, Illinois Weather

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

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

Buda, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 7:53 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Buda, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuda, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 66°H 83°
Buda, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    63%
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    25%
    82°66°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    80°61°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°58°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    82°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    80°67°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    78°63°-2°
Buda, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · veering 17°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 152SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the wsw.
Buda, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.3987.3988.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buda, IL
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 7 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 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 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Buda, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
62%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
12:53 UTC · Buda, 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
12:53 UTC · Buda, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buda, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buda, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buda, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buda, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buda, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61314

16-Day Forecast — Buda

  1. Sat83°69°63%
  2. Sun82°66°25%
  3. Mon80°61°3%
  4. Tue79°58°4%
  5. Wed82°63°22%
  6. Thu80°67°31%
  7. Fri78°63°31%
  8. Sat81°65°16%
  9. Sun67°58°10%
  10. Mon72°56°8%
  11. Tue74°60°13%
  12. Wed78°62°29%
  13. Thu82°65°18%
  14. Fri82°68°29%
  15. Sat85°70°23%
  16. Sun84°72°39%

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 — Buda

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Buda

  • 61314

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.