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Hampshire, Illinois Weather

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

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

Hampshire, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:54 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
89%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Hampshire, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHampshire, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 63°H 81°
Hampshire, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    68%
    0.70″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    79°63°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°61°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    80°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    76°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    45%
    78°61°+2°
Hampshire, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 30°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the w.
Hampshire, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.00 inHg
Now
981.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.1980.7980.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hampshire, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hampshire, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.6mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
14:54 UTC · Hampshire, 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
14:54 UTC · Hampshire, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hampshire, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hampshire, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hampshire, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hampshire, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hampshire, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hampshire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60140

16-Day Forecast — Hampshire

  1. Sat81°68°68%
  2. Sun79°63°21%
  3. Mon78°61°3%
  4. Tue80°57°1%
  5. Wed80°61°14%
  6. Thu76°64°50%
  7. Fri78°61°45%
  8. Sat81°61°13%
  9. Sun65°58°8%
  10. Mon72°55°8%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed78°62°26%
  13. Thu82°65°19%
  14. Fri82°68°26%
  15. Sat86°69°21%
  16. Sun83°69°32%

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 — Hampshire

SPC has placed Hampshire 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 Hampshire

  • 60140

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.