Niota, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Niota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle16%0.02″86°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—83°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——82°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—87°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%—84°72°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—83°69°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 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 45 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Niota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62358
16-Day Forecast — Niota
- Sat88°70°20%
- Sun86°70°16%
- Mon83°66°15%
- Tue82°64°2%
- Wed87°64°10%
- Thu84°72°35%
- Fri83°69°35%
- Sat85°68°15%
- Sun71°59°10%
- Mon76°57°6%
- Tue79°61°10%
- Wed81°66°12%
- Thu83°66°16%
- Fri83°68°19%
- Sat86°71°13%
- Sun86°72°14%
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 — Niota
SPC has placed Niota in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Niota
- 62358