Orion, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy67%—85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—84°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——81°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°60°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm38%—82°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—79°64°-3°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 35 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Orion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 61273
16-Day Forecast — Orion
- Sat85°68°67%
- Sun84°68°26%
- Mon81°64°3%
- Tue79°60°1%
- Wed83°62°10%
- Thu82°68°38%
- Fri79°64°26%
- Sat84°65°16%
- Sun67°59°9%
- Mon74°55°7%
- Tue75°60°6%
- Wed79°65°15%
- Thu80°66°19%
- Fri81°68°20%
- Sat85°70°23%
- Sun85°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 — Orion
SPC has placed Orion in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Orion
- 61273