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Minonk, Illinois Weather

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

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

Minonk, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:59 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Minonk, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMinonk, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 68°H 85°
Minonk, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    64%
    1.2″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    81°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    80°62°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    81°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    0.63″
    82°69°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    37%
    77°63°-5°
Minonk, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 69°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Minonk, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.5988.2988.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Minonk, IL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Minonk, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
13:59 UTC · Minonk, 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
13:59 UTC · Minonk, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Minonk, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Minonk, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Minonk, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Minonk, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Minonk, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Minonk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61760

16-Day Forecast — Minonk

  1. Sat85°69°64%
  2. Sun81°68°18%
  3. Mon80°62°7%
  4. Tue80°59°4%
  5. Wed81°63°13%
  6. Thu82°69°37%
  7. Fri77°63°37%
  8. Sat81°64°18%
  9. Sun69°59°8%
  10. Mon73°55°7%
  11. Tue75°60°13%
  12. Wed78°62°19%
  13. Thu81°65°19%
  14. Fri80°69°26%
  15. Sat85°69°26%
  16. Sun82°72°32%

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 — Minonk

SPC has placed Minonk 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 Minonk

  • 61760

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.