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Farmington, Illinois Weather

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

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

Farmington, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:44 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
79%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Farmington, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarmington, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 68°H 84°
Farmington, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    0.61″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    83°68°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    82°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    80°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    84°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    0.02″
    82°71°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    37%
    78°65°-4°
Farmington, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · backing 28°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the s.
Farmington, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.8987.3988.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Farmington, IL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 9 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Farmington, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.8mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
14:44 UTC · Farmington, 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
14:44 UTC · Farmington, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Farmington, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farmington, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farmington, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Farmington, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Farmington, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61531

16-Day Forecast — Farmington

  1. Sat84°69°51%
  2. Sun83°68°18%
  3. Mon82°65°4%
  4. Tue80°61°5%
  5. Wed84°64°10%
  6. Thu82°71°37%
  7. Fri78°65°37%
  8. Sat83°66°19%
  9. Sun69°59°9%
  10. Mon74°56°6%
  11. Tue75°60°9%
  12. Wed78°63°16%
  13. Thu82°64°14%
  14. Fri82°68°26%
  15. Sat85°69°26%
  16. Sun83°72°20%

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 — Farmington

SPC has placed Farmington 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 Farmington

  • 61531

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.