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Kappa, Illinois Weather

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

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

Kappa, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:43 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Kappa, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKappa, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 69°H 85°
Kappa, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    59%
    1.5″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    81°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    81°63°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    82°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.11″
    82°69°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    78°65°-4°
Kappa, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 62°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the sse.
Kappa, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.6988.1988.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kappa, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kappa, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
70 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 · Kappa, 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 · Kappa, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kappa, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kappa, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kappa, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kappa, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kappa, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kappa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Kappa

  1. Sat85°70°59%
  2. Sun81°69°15%
  3. Mon81°63°4%
  4. Tue80°59°5%
  5. Wed82°63°10%
  6. Thu82°69°38%
  7. Fri78°65°38%
  8. Sat81°65°20%
  9. Sun70°59°8%
  10. Mon72°55°8%
  11. Tue76°60°12%
  12. Wed78°62°23%
  13. Thu81°64°19%
  14. Fri81°69°26%
  15. Sat85°70°29%
  16. Sun83°72°39%

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 — Kappa

SPC has placed Kappa 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 Kappa

  • 61738

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.