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Oglesby, Illinois Weather

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

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

Oglesby, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:08 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
83%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Oglesby, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOglesby, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 69°H 85°
Oglesby, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    78%
    0.77″
    85°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    82°69°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    81°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    0.04″
    79°66°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    78°63°-1°
Oglesby, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 30°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 20 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the wsw.
Oglesby, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.4991.8992.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oglesby, IL
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 9 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 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 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oglesby, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.8mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
15:08 UTC · Oglesby, 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
15:08 UTC · Oglesby, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oglesby, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oglesby, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oglesby, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oglesby, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oglesby, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oglesby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61348

16-Day Forecast — Oglesby

  1. Sat85°71°78%
  2. Sun82°69°18%
  3. Mon81°64°4%
  4. Tue80°58°2%
  5. Wed81°63°10%
  6. Thu79°66°47%
  7. Fri78°63°34%
  8. Sat82°64°14%
  9. Sun69°59°10%
  10. Mon73°56°9%
  11. Tue76°59°10%
  12. Wed78°62°32%
  13. Thu82°65°25%
  14. Fri80°69°32%
  15. Sat85°70°24%
  16. Sun83°71°29%

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 — Oglesby

SPC has placed Oglesby 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 Oglesby

  • 61348

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.