Melvin, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melvin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle24%0.03″81°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.14″82°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm49%—81°72°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%—81°68°0°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Melvin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 60952
16-Day Forecast — Melvin
- Sun79°69°24%
- Mon81°65°8%
- Tue80°62°1%
- Wed81°65°5%
- Thu82°67°49%
- Fri81°72°49%
- Sat81°68°23%
- Sun83°67°11%
- Mon86°69°6%
- Tue88°76°5%
- Wed76°58°7%
- Thu76°54°29%
- Fri80°58°20%
- Sat84°65°35%
- Sun84°70°40%
- Mon86°69°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Melvin
SPC includes Melvin in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Melvin
- 60952