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Noble, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Noble, IL
Sunday, July 5 at 10:29 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
82%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Noble, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNoble, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 86°
Noble, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    86°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    86°69°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    83°68°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    86°65°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    43%
    91°71°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    48%
    87°72°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    39%
    82°70°-5°
Noble, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 72°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Noble, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-2.9
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-24hNOW999.5995.6996.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Noble, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 9 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Noble, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
15:29 UTC · Noble, 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
15:29 UTC · Noble, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Noble, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Noble, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Noble, IL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Noble, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Noble, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Noble at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62868

16-Day Forecast — Noble

  1. Sun86°69°24%
  2. Mon86°69°13%
  3. Tue83°68°16%
  4. Wed86°65°14%
  5. Thu91°71°43%
  6. Fri87°72°48%
  7. Sat82°70°39%
  8. Sun88°70°16%
  9. Mon91°71°10%
  10. Tue94°75°7%
  11. Wed82°64°11%
  12. Thu80°58°19%
  13. Fri83°63°26%
  14. Sat90°67°39%
  15. Sun93°74°34%
  16. Mon90°77°33%

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 — Noble

SPC includes Noble 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 Noble

  • 62868

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.