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Darmstadt, Illinois Weather

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

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

Darmstadt, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 7:08 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Darmstadt, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarmstadt, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 71°H 94°
Darmstadt, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    94°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.03″
    83°71°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    30%
    88°70°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    19%
    86°68°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    90°67°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    96°72°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    30%
    89°73°-7°
Darmstadt, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 277SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Darmstadt, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.3999.71000.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Darmstadt, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) 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
Darmstadt, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
12:08 UTC · Darmstadt, 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
12:08 UTC · Darmstadt, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darmstadt, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darmstadt, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darmstadt, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darmstadt, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darmstadt, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darmstadt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Darmstadt

  1. Sat94°74°28%
  2. Sun83°71°25%
  3. Mon88°70°30%
  4. Tue86°68°19%
  5. Wed90°67°15%
  6. Thu96°72°30%
  7. Fri89°73°30%
  8. Sat91°72°16%
  9. Sun79°63°11%
  10. Mon77°59°2%
  11. Tue79°60°7%
  12. Wed84°64°11%
  13. Thu82°66°9%
  14. Fri83°69°11%
  15. Sat87°70°13%
  16. Sun91°73°26%

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 — Darmstadt

SPC has placed Darmstadt 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 Darmstadt

  • 62255

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.