Hamel, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hamel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain28%7.4″82°69°-11°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——86°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—90°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle42%0.01″87°72°-3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
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 65 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hamel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 62046
16-Day Forecast — Hamel
- Sat93°73°16%
- Sun82°69°28%
- Mon86°69°8%
- Tue84°66°7%
- Wed88°66°11%
- Thu90°71°34%
- Fri87°72°42%
- Sat87°73°28%
- Sun76°61°6%
- Mon74°58°6%
- Tue77°60°11%
- Wed81°64°13%
- Thu82°66°13%
- Fri82°69°16%
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun88°72°16%
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 — Hamel
SPC has placed Hamel 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 Hamel
- 62046
- 62097