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Glen Carbon, Illinois Weather

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

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

Glen Carbon, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 2:01 PM
77
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
83°
Humidity
80%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Glen Carbon, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGlen Carbon, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 74°H 82°
Glen Carbon, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    19%
    0.50″
    88°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.06″
    82°74°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    20%
    82°68°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    93°65°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    92°73°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    43%
    94°74°+2°
Glen Carbon, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
123° · backing 85°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 25 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 276SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ese-bound air across the harbor.
Glen Carbon, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.2995.8995.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Glen Carbon, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Glen Carbon, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
19:01 UTC · Glen Carbon, 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
19:01 UTC · Glen Carbon, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Glen Carbon, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Glen Carbon, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Glen Carbon, 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
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Glen Carbon, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Glen Carbon, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glen Carbon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62034

16-Day Forecast — Glen Carbon

  1. Sat88°75°19%
  2. Sun82°74°29%
  3. Mon82°68°20%
  4. Tue82°62°9%
  5. Wed93°65°10%
  6. Thu92°73°32%
  7. Fri94°74°43%
  8. Sat79°65°28%
  9. Sun78°60°6%
  10. Mon80°59°6%
  11. Tue78°59°11%
  12. Wed83°59°14%
  13. Thu89°65°19%
  14. Fri90°71°23%
  15. Sat81°68°19%
  16. Sun77°67°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 — Glen Carbon

SPC has placed Glen Carbon 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 Glen Carbon

  • 62034

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.