New Athens, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—87°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——85°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—96°74°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%—92°70°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—87°70°-5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 62 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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
- Sun86°70°13%
- Mon87°70°6%
- Tue85°69°4%
- Wed89°65°4%
- Thu96°74°36%
- Fri92°70°48%
- Sat87°70°37%
- Sun92°71°15%
- Mon96°73°13%
- Tue104°76°6%
- Wed84°69°11%
- Thu83°60°14%
- Fri88°64°28%
- Sat97°68°29%
- Sun99°75°26%
- Mon94°76°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 includes New Athens in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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