Fairmont City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmont City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle14%0.01″86°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain10%0.76″87°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——86°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——92°71°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—99°75°+7°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm47%0.20″91°71°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—95°74°+4°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fairmont City 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.
16-Day Forecast — Fairmont City
- Sun86°69°14%
- Mon87°70°10%
- Tue86°70°4%
- Wed92°71°2%
- Thu99°75°34%
- Fri91°71°47%
- Sat95°74°36%
- Sun92°74°14%
- Mon87°72°12%
- Tue81°65°5%
- Wed83°64°11%
- Thu86°66°9%
- Fri89°71°26%
- Sat90°71°26%
- Sun92°73°23%
- Mon95°75°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Fairmont City
SPC includes Fairmont City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Fairmont City
- 62201
- 62234
- 62071