Mitchell, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mitchell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle16%—94°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—83°72°-11°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle21%—88°70°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—86°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—94°69°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—97°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail30%0.02″91°74°-6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mitchell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mitchell
- Sat94°75°16%
- Sun83°72°19%
- Mon88°70°21%
- Tue86°69°13%
- Wed94°69°14%
- Thu97°76°30%
- Fri91°74°30%
- Sat91°75°19%
- Sun80°65°11%
- Mon79°61°2%
- Tue80°63°4%
- Wed84°67°13%
- Thu84°68°13%
- Fri82°69°16%
- Sat87°71°23%
- Sun93°75°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 — Mitchell
SPC has placed Mitchell 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 Mitchell
- 62040