Orient, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orient weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—95°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain33%0.16″84°70°-11°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers24%—89°70°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—86°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear18%—90°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—94°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers35%0.20″90°72°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 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 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Orient at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62874
16-Day Forecast — Orient
- Sat95°72°20%
- Sun84°70°33%
- Mon89°70°24%
- Tue86°69°20%
- Wed90°66°18%
- Thu94°73°30%
- Fri90°72°35%
- Sat91°71°19%
- Sun80°64°12%
- Mon76°58°5%
- Tue80°60°6%
- Wed86°63°5%
- Thu84°65°13%
- Fri82°69°11%
- Sat83°70°19%
- Sun91°72°23%
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 — Orient
SPC has placed Orient 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 Orient
- 62874