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Irwin, Illinois Weather

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

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

Irwin, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:13 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Irwin, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIrwin, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 86°
Irwin, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    0.85″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    20%
    81°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    82°68°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    41%
    78°64°-4°
Irwin, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 5°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 288SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the ssw.
Irwin, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.6991.0991.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Irwin, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 10 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
16:13 UTC · Irwin, 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
16:13 UTC · Irwin, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Irwin, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Irwin, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Irwin, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Irwin, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Irwin, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Irwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Irwin

  1. Sat86°69°63%
  2. Sun81°68°20%
  3. Mon80°64°5%
  4. Tue81°61°2%
  5. Wed81°61°5%
  6. Thu82°68°43%
  7. Fri78°64°41%
  8. Sat81°63°16%
  9. Sun70°60°8%
  10. Mon74°56°9%
  11. Tue77°59°10%
  12. Wed80°62°35%
  13. Thu83°65°24%
  14. Fri78°69°26%
  15. Sat85°69°19%
  16. Sun83°71°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 — Irwin

SPC has placed Irwin 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 Irwin

  • 60901

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.