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Carlyle, Illinois Weather

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

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

Carlyle, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:05 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Carlyle, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarlyle, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Carlyle, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    85°72°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    87°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°67°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    88°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    88°72°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.05″
    87°71°-1°
Carlyle, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 6°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the s.
Carlyle, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.7998.8998.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carlyle, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Carlyle, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
15:05 UTC · Carlyle, 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
15:05 UTC · Carlyle, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carlyle, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carlyle, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carlyle, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carlyle, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carlyle, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carlyle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62231

16-Day Forecast — Carlyle

  1. Sat94°73°21%
  2. Sun85°72°24%
  3. Mon87°70°12%
  4. Tue85°67°8%
  5. Wed88°66°14%
  6. Thu88°72°32%
  7. Fri87°71°36%
  8. Sat87°73°30%
  9. Sun77°61°10%
  10. Mon74°58°7%
  11. Tue78°60°10%
  12. Wed82°64°12%
  13. Thu81°66°13%
  14. Fri82°68°11%
  15. Sat86°69°15%
  16. Sun90°73°19%

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 — Carlyle

SPC has placed Carlyle 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 Carlyle

  • 62231

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.