Nekoma, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nekoma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers61%0.27″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—82°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm10%—83°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm36%0.20″78°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle32%—79°66°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nekoma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Nekoma
- Sat82°69°61%
- Sun82°67°10%
- Mon78°65°2%
- Tue80°61°1%
- Wed83°64°10%
- Thu78°71°36%
- Fri79°66°32%
- Sat70°61°10%
- Sun74°58°10%
- Mon73°58°5%
- Tue76°58°7%
- Wed77°59°29%
- Thu81°64°18%
- Fri77°68°32%
- Sat79°64°22%
- Sun73°58°26%
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 — Nekoma
SPC has placed Nekoma in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Nekoma
- 61490