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Kingston Mines, Illinois Weather

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

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

Kingston Mines, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 12:05 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Kingston Mines, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKingston Mines, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 69°H 86°
Kingston Mines, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    0.10″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    86°69°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    83°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    81°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    85°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    0.04″
    83°70°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    42%
    78°66°-5°
Kingston Mines, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 18°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the ssw.
Kingston Mines, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.7995.3996.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kingston Mines, IL
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 45 over the next 6 hours. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.7 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Kingston Mines, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
17:05 UTC · Kingston Mines, 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
17:05 UTC · Kingston Mines, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kingston Mines, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kingston Mines, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kingston Mines, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kingston Mines, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kingston Mines, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kingston Mines at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61539

16-Day Forecast — Kingston Mines

  1. Sat86°69°53%
  2. Sun86°69°17%
  3. Mon83°66°5%
  4. Tue81°62°3%
  5. Wed85°64°6%
  6. Thu83°70°42%
  7. Fri78°66°42%
  8. Sat83°66°15%
  9. Sun71°60°6%
  10. Mon74°57°7%
  11. Tue76°61°7%
  12. Wed79°63°16%
  13. Thu83°65°14%
  14. Fri83°69°26%
  15. Sat85°70°26%
  16. Sun86°73°20%

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 — Kingston Mines

SPC has placed Kingston Mines 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 Kingston Mines

  • 61547
  • 61539

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.