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Cambria, Illinois Weather

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

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

Cambria, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:54 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Cambria, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCambria, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 71°H 92°
Cambria, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    32%
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    34%
    1.1″
    86°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    27%
    90°71°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    88°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    16%
    91°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    94°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    39%
    0.14″
    91°73°-3°
Cambria, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 28°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 383SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cambria, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61000.51001.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Cambria, IL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Cambria, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
15:54 UTC · Cambria, 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
15:54 UTC · Cambria, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cambria, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cambria, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cambria, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cambria, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cambria, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cambria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62915

16-Day Forecast — Cambria

  1. Sat92°71°32%
  2. Sun86°71°34%
  3. Mon90°71°27%
  4. Tue88°69°14%
  5. Wed91°66°16%
  6. Thu94°72°26%
  7. Fri91°73°39%
  8. Sat91°70°29%
  9. Sun80°65°14%
  10. Mon78°58°7%
  11. Tue80°60°10%
  12. Wed87°64°5%
  13. Thu84°65°13%
  14. Fri83°69°11%
  15. Sat84°70°19%
  16. Sun91°72°23%

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 — Cambria

SPC has placed Cambria 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 Cambria

  • 62918
  • 62915

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.