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Hamlet, Illinois Weather

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

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

Hamlet, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 7:53 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
92%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Hamlet, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamlet, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Hamlet, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81°63°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    83°62°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    27%
    81°68°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    80°65°-1°
Hamlet, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · veering 174°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 174° from the ne.
Hamlet, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.8984.9986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hamlet, IL
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 7 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 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 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hamlet, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
12:53 UTC · Hamlet, 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
12:53 UTC · Hamlet, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hamlet, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamlet, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamlet, 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
12:35 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hamlet, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hamlet, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamlet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Hamlet

  1. Sat84°69°53%
  2. Sun84°69°20%
  3. Mon81°63°2%
  4. Tue79°61°3%
  5. Wed83°62°18%
  6. Thu81°68°27%
  7. Fri80°65°24%
  8. Sat84°65°14%
  9. Sun68°58°10%
  10. Mon74°55°6%
  11. Tue76°61°9%
  12. Wed80°65°15%
  13. Thu81°66°19%
  14. Fri82°68°20%
  15. Sat84°70°23%
  16. Sun85°71°29%

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 — Hamlet

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Hamlet

  • 61279

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.