New Athens, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain57%0.12″92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle32%0.05″87°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—83°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——83°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°65°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—97°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—95°76°-2°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62264
16-Day Forecast — New Athens
- Sat92°74°57%
- Sun87°72°32%
- Mon83°69°11%
- Tue83°62°3%
- Wed94°65°9%
- Thu97°73°35%
- Fri95°76°35%
- Sat84°66°32%
- Sun80°60°19%
- Mon82°58°4%
- Tue79°60°5%
- Wed87°59°10%
- Thu92°64°23%
- Fri92°72°17%
- Sat84°69°20%
- Sun78°68°30%
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 — New Athens
SPC has placed New Athens 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 New Athens
- 62264