Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Kings, Illinois Weather

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

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

Kings, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:55 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
82%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Kings, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKings, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 64°H 83°
Kings, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    65%
    0.48″
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    82°64°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    79°62°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°56°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    80°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    0.08″
    76°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    33%
    79°62°+3°
Kings, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 27°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kings, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.4982.8983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kings, IL
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 10 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 2.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

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 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 2.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
2.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kings, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
52%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
15:55 UTC · Kings, 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
15:55 UTC · Kings, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kings, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kings, IL
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kings, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kings, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kings, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kings at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Kings

  1. Sat83°67°65%
  2. Sun82°64°21%
  3. Mon79°62°11%
  4. Tue80°56°1%
  5. Wed80°62°10%
  6. Thu76°64°51%
  7. Fri79°62°33%
  8. Sat81°61°11%
  9. Sun66°57°7%
  10. Mon73°54°9%
  11. Tue75°58°9%
  12. Wed78°61°26%
  13. Thu81°65°13%
  14. Fri82°68°26%
  15. Sat84°69°26%
  16. Sun82°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 — Kings

SPC has placed Kings 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 Kings

  • 61068

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.