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New Baden, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Baden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

New Baden, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 6:20 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
67%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
New Baden, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Baden, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 85°
New Baden, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    89°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    30%
    0.19″
    85°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    11%
    0.03″
    82°69°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    92°65°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    35%
    92°72°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    94°73°+2°
New Baden, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · veering 89°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the w.
New Baden, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.0996.3997.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Baden, IL
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+20 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
New Baden, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · New Baden, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · New Baden, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Baden, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Baden, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Baden, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New Baden, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Baden, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Baden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62265

16-Day Forecast — New Baden

  1. Sat89°74°50%
  2. Sun85°72°30%
  3. Mon82°69°11%
  4. Tue82°62°2%
  5. Wed92°65°9%
  6. Thu92°72°35%
  7. Fri94°73°35%
  8. Sat82°65°31%
  9. Sun79°60°18%
  10. Mon80°58°5%
  11. Tue78°60°6%
  12. Wed84°59°10%
  13. Thu90°64°26%
  14. Fri90°70°18%
  15. Sat82°69°26%
  16. Sun77°67°33%

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 Baden

SPC has placed New Baden 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 Baden

  • 62265

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.