Fairmont City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmont City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers21%0.33″90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain27%0.59″84°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——85°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—96°68°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—97°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—98°80°+1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fairmont City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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
- Sat90°76°21%
- Sun84°72°27%
- Mon85°70°9%
- Tue84°67°8%
- Wed96°68°11%
- Thu97°77°31%
- Fri98°80°45%
- Sat85°71°24%
- Sun82°64°6%
- Mon85°64°6%
- Tue82°64°11%
- Wed90°63°10%
- Thu95°69°23%
- Fri95°74°17%
- Sat82°71°20%
- Sun76°68°30%
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 — Fairmont City
SPC has placed Fairmont City 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 Fairmont City
- 62201
- 62234
- 62071