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Fowler, Illinois Weather

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

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

Fowler, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:42 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Fowler, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFowler, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 71°H 88°
Fowler, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    32%
    0.42″
    82°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    83°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    88°64°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    28%
    88°71°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    25%
    85°70°-3°
Fowler, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · veering 74°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fowler, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7987.8988.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fowler, IL
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 8 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fowler, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
13:42 UTC · Fowler, 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
13:42 UTC · Fowler, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fowler, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fowler, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fowler, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fowler, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fowler, 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 →

Fowler at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62338

16-Day Forecast — Fowler

  1. Sat89°72°20%
  2. Sun82°71°32%
  3. Mon83°67°23%
  4. Tue82°63°7%
  5. Wed88°64°18%
  6. Thu88°71°28%
  7. Fri85°70°25%
  8. Sat85°69°22%
  9. Sun73°58°14%
  10. Mon76°56°5%
  11. Tue79°60°6%
  12. Wed82°65°10%
  13. Thu83°65°16%
  14. Fri82°67°19%
  15. Sat83°70°14%
  16. Sun88°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 — Fowler

SPC has placed Fowler in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Fowler

  • 62338

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.