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Cooksville, Illinois Weather

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

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

Cooksville, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:00 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Cooksville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCooksville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 69°H 86°
Cooksville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    64%
    0.39″
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    45%
    80°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°64°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    81°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    35%
    0.02″
    83°68°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    77°67°-6°
Cooksville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 31°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
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 9 · pk 20 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the s.
Cooksville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.6987.2987.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cooksville, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3
Cooksville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
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
13:00 UTC · Cooksville, 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
13:00 UTC · Cooksville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cooksville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cooksville, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cooksville, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cooksville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cooksville, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cooksville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61730

16-Day Forecast — Cooksville

  1. Sat86°70°64%
  2. Sun80°69°45%
  3. Mon81°64°6%
  4. Tue80°59°6%
  5. Wed81°62°16%
  6. Thu83°68°35%
  7. Fri77°67°35%
  8. Sat81°65°19%
  9. Sun70°58°10%
  10. Mon72°55°8%
  11. Tue77°59°11%
  12. Wed78°62°23%
  13. Thu81°65°23%
  14. Fri80°69°20%
  15. Sat84°70°24%
  16. Sun82°72°35%

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 — Cooksville

SPC has placed Cooksville 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 Cooksville

  • 61730

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.