Maeystown, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maeystown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers39%0.19″94°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain32%0.57″84°72°-10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—89°70°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—100°73°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle39%0.02″92°73°-8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 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 41 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Maeystown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62256
16-Day Forecast — Maeystown
- Sat94°74°39%
- Sun84°72°32%
- Mon89°70°32%
- Tue87°68°7%
- Wed94°67°12%
- Thu100°73°22%
- Fri92°73°39%
- Sat93°72°20%
- Sun82°65°8%
- Mon81°59°6%
- Tue82°61°9%
- Wed86°64°9%
- Thu85°65°10%
- Fri82°68°14%
- Sat90°69°16%
- Sun92°72°16%
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 — Maeystown
SPC has placed Maeystown 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 Maeystown
- 62244
- 62256