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Dongola, Illinois Weather

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

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

Dongola, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:05 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Dongola, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDongola, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 72°H 94°
Dongola, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    94°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    33%
    0.10″
    89°72°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    34%
    87°72°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    19%
    88°69°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    18%
    90°67°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    94°71°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    44%
    90°75°-4°
Dongola, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 16°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 355SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dongola, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.61001.61002.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Dongola, IL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dongola, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
16:05 UTC · Dongola, 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
16:05 UTC · Dongola, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dongola, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dongola, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dongola, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dongola, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dongola, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dongola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62926

16-Day Forecast — Dongola

  1. Sat94°70°15%
  2. Sun89°72°33%
  3. Mon87°72°34%
  4. Tue88°69°19%
  5. Wed90°67°18%
  6. Thu94°71°21%
  7. Fri90°75°44%
  8. Sat88°70°29%
  9. Sun82°67°17%
  10. Mon80°59°9%
  11. Tue80°60°9%
  12. Wed85°64°9%
  13. Thu79°65°13%
  14. Fri78°67°13%
  15. Sat89°71°29%
  16. Sun91°72°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 — Dongola

SPC has placed Dongola 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 Dongola

  • 62926

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.