North Pekin, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Pekin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain60%0.37″87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—83°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——83°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——81°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%0.04″83°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast44%—78°66°-5°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
North Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.
16-Day Forecast — North Pekin
- Sat87°69°60%
- Sun83°69°15%
- Mon83°66°7%
- Tue81°61°3%
- Wed85°64°6%
- Thu83°70°44%
- Fri78°66°44%
- Sat83°66°15%
- Sun71°60°6%
- Mon74°57°9%
- Tue77°61°9%
- Wed79°63°16%
- Thu83°65°20%
- Fri83°69°29%
- Sat86°70°32%
- Sun86°73°35%
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 — North Pekin
SPC has placed North Pekin 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 North Pekin
- 61554