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Hanover, Illinois Weather

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

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

Hanover, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:38 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Hanover, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHanover, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 69°H 84°
Hanover, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    45%
    0.06″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    86°69°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81°63°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°60°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    81°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    33%
    0.04″
    78°68°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    79°62°+1°
Hanover, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · backing 169°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 18 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 169° from the ese.
Hanover, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.8990.5991.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hanover, IL
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 9 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.2 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Hanover, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
52%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
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
14:38 UTC · Hanover, 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
14:38 UTC · Hanover, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hanover, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hanover, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hanover, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hanover, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hanover, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hanover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61041

16-Day Forecast — Hanover

  1. Sat84°68°45%
  2. Sun86°69°25%
  3. Mon81°63°2%
  4. Tue81°60°3%
  5. Wed81°60°25%
  6. Thu78°68°33%
  7. Fri79°62°26%
  8. Sat82°64°14%
  9. Sun69°59°8%
  10. Mon75°55°8%
  11. Tue77°60°12%
  12. Wed80°64°19%
  13. Thu82°66°11%
  14. Fri84°67°23%
  15. Sat85°70°23%
  16. Sun84°71°33%

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 — Hanover

SPC includes Hanover in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Hanover

  • 61041

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.