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
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle53%0.10″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—86°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——83°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——81°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%0.04″83°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—78°66°-5°
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.
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
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).








































If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sat86°69°53%
- Sun86°69°17%
- Mon83°66°5%
- Tue81°62°3%
- Wed85°64°6%
- Thu83°70°42%
- Fri78°66°42%
- Sat83°66°15%
- Sun71°60°6%
- Mon74°57°7%
- Tue76°61°7%
- Wed79°63°16%
- Thu83°65°14%
- Fri83°69°26%
- Sat85°70°26%
- 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