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Elwin, Illinois Weather

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

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

Elwin, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:53 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Elwin, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElwin, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 91°
Elwin, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    83°70°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    83°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    81°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    84°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    85°71°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.11″
    80°68°-5°
Elwin, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 8°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the sw.
Elwin, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.9989.9990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elwin, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 10 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 30

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
56.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
15:53 UTC · Elwin, 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
15:53 UTC · Elwin, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elwin, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elwin, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elwin, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elwin, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elwin, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62532

16-Day Forecast — Elwin

  1. Sat91°70°48%
  2. Sun83°70°19%
  3. Mon83°67°11%
  4. Tue81°62°4%
  5. Wed84°64°6%
  6. Thu85°71°39%
  7. Fri80°68°39%
  8. Sat83°68°21%
  9. Sun72°58°7%
  10. Mon71°57°5%
  11. Tue77°60°13%
  12. Wed79°63°17%
  13. Thu82°64°23%
  14. Fri82°71°29%
  15. Sat85°70°16%
  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 — Elwin

SPC has placed Elwin 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 Elwin

  • 62532

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.