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Herrin, Illinois Weather

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

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

Herrin, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:43 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:21 PM
Herrin, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHerrin, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 70°H 95°
Herrin, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    19%
    0.24″
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    28%
    0.41″
    84°70°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    90°71°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    21%
    88°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    18%
    91°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    94°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.14″
    91°73°-3°
Herrin, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · steady
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 279SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Herrin, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.91000.41001.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Herrin, IL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Herrin, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
13:43 UTC · Herrin, 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
13:43 UTC · Herrin, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Herrin, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Herrin, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Herrin, 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
12:39 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
3:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Herrin, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Herrin, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Herrin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62948

16-Day Forecast — Herrin

  1. Sat95°72°19%
  2. Sun84°70°28%
  3. Mon90°71°28%
  4. Tue88°69°21%
  5. Wed91°66°18%
  6. Thu94°72°29%
  7. Fri91°73°36%
  8. Sat91°70°17%
  9. Sun80°65°12%
  10. Mon78°58°4%
  11. Tue80°60°5%
  12. Wed87°64°7%
  13. Thu84°65°13%
  14. Fri83°69°11%
  15. Sat84°70°19%
  16. Sun91°72°23%

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 — Herrin

SPC has placed Herrin 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 Herrin

  • 62948
  • 62933

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.