Old Shawneetown, Illinois Weather
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Old Shawneetown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%—89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain18%1.2″84°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—83°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—87°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—92°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle46%0.02″92°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle42%0.05″84°72°-8°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Old Shawneetown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Old Shawneetown
- Sun89°69°22%
- Mon84°71°18%
- Tue83°70°23%
- Wed87°66°19%
- Thu92°71°25%
- Fri92°76°46%
- Sat84°72°42%
- Sun89°70°17%
- Mon94°72°9%
- Tue98°75°8%
- Wed84°68°12%
- Thu82°62°22%
- Fri88°63°32%
- Sat94°68°40%
- Sun96°75°32%
- Mon97°82°32%
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 — Old Shawneetown
SPC includes Old Shawneetown in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Old Shawneetown
- 62984