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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

Maeystown, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 12:01 PM
91
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Maeystown, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaeystown, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 72°H 93°
Maeystown, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.09″
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.04″
    84°72°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    32%
    89°70°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°68°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    94°67°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    100°73°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    92°73°-8°
Maeystown, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · veering 126°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 126° from the w.
Maeystown, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.9997.3998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maeystown, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Maeystown, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.6mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
17:01 UTC · Maeystown, 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
17:01 UTC · Maeystown, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Maeystown, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maeystown, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maeystown, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Maeystown, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Maeystown, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Maeystown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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

  1. Sat93°73°25%
  2. Sun84°72°32%
  3. Mon89°70°32%
  4. Tue87°68°7%
  5. Wed94°67°12%
  6. Thu100°73°22%
  7. Fri92°73°39%
  8. Sat93°72°20%
  9. Sun82°65°8%
  10. Mon81°59°6%
  11. Tue82°61°9%
  12. Wed86°64°9%
  13. Thu85°65°10%
  14. Fri82°68°14%
  15. Sat90°69°16%
  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

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.