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La Clede, Illinois Weather

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

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

La Clede, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:54 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
63%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
La Clede, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Clede, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 93°
La Clede, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    30%
    0.96″
    84°73°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.03″
    86°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    13%
    86°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°72°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    35%
    0.07″
    83°71°-3°
La Clede, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 9°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 322SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the ssw.
La Clede, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.3995.7995.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Clede, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
La Clede, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
15:54 UTC · La Clede, 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
15:54 UTC · La Clede, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
La Clede, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Clede, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Clede, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
La Clede, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
La Clede, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Clede at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — La Clede

  1. Sat93°73°24%
  2. Sun84°73°30%
  3. Mon86°70°30%
  4. Tue84°66°8%
  5. Wed86°66°13%
  6. Thu86°72°35%
  7. Fri83°71°35%
  8. Sat86°72°25%
  9. Sun75°61°7%
  10. Mon72°58°6%
  11. Tue77°60°12%
  12. Wed81°64°13%
  13. Thu81°65°20%
  14. Fri79°71°23%
  15. Sat87°69°29%
  16. Sun87°73°23%

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 — La Clede

SPC has placed La Clede 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 La Clede

  • 62838
  • 62426

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.