Liberty, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Liberty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain16%0.14″85°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——83°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——82°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%—89°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle40%—85°71°-4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 46 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Liberty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62347
16-Day Forecast — Liberty
- Sat90°72°19%
- Sun85°71°16%
- Mon83°67°5%
- Tue82°62°2%
- Wed88°64°4%
- Thu89°71°39%
- Fri85°71°40%
- Sat85°69°22%
- Sun74°58°7%
- Mon76°56°6%
- Tue78°60°11%
- Wed82°64°12%
- Thu84°64°13%
- Fri83°67°19%
- Sat84°70°13%
- Sun88°72°13%
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 — Liberty
SPC has placed Liberty in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Liberty
- 62347