Okawville, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okawville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—87°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm——83°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail35%0.72″93°72°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm47%0.29″90°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle42%—91°72°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 4.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Okawville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 62271
16-Day Forecast — Okawville
- Sun85°69°12%
- Mon87°70°13%
- Tue83°70°5%
- Wed87°68°7%
- Thu93°72°35%
- Fri90°71°47%
- Sat91°72°42%
- Sun87°70°19%
- Mon83°65°13%
- Tue76°59°6%
- Wed79°60°11%
- Thu81°62°13%
- Fri85°68°19%
- Sat85°67°26%
- Sun87°69°19%
- Mon89°70°26%
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 — Okawville
SPC includes Okawville 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 Okawville
- 62271