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Gays, Illinois Weather

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

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

Gays, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:55 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Gays, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGays, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Gays, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    91°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    83°72°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°69°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°63°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    84°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    86°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.05″
    82°67°-4°
Gays, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · steady
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Gays, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7988.6989.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gays, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gays, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.5mi
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
15:55 UTC · Gays, 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
15:55 UTC · Gays, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gays, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gays, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gays, 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
12:32 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gays, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gays, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gays at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61928

16-Day Forecast — Gays

  1. Sat91°71°33%
  2. Sun83°72°25%
  3. Mon84°69°8%
  4. Tue82°63°5%
  5. Wed84°63°8%
  6. Thu86°71°36%
  7. Fri82°67°38%
  8. Sat85°68°24%
  9. Sun74°58°7%
  10. Mon70°57°5%
  11. Tue77°60°11%
  12. Wed80°63°13%
  13. Thu80°65°19%
  14. Fri81°70°29%
  15. Sat86°69°29%
  16. Sun80°72°26%

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 — Gays

SPC has placed Gays 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 Gays

  • 61928

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.