Mount Zion, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Zion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain43%0.09″89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy17%—82°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle12%—83°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%—85°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle38%0.07″80°68°-5°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
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 47 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Zion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mount Zion
- Sat89°70°43%
- Sun82°71°17%
- Mon83°67°12%
- Tue81°62°4%
- Wed84°63°6%
- Thu85°72°38%
- Fri80°68°38%
- Sat83°68°21%
- Sun73°58°7%
- Mon71°57°5%
- Tue78°60°13%
- Wed80°63°17%
- Thu82°65°23%
- Fri82°71°29%
- Sat86°70°16%
- Sun81°72°35%
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 — Mount Zion
SPC has placed Mount Zion 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 Mount Zion
- 62521
- 62549