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Osco, Illinois Weather

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

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

Osco, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:12 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Osco, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOsco, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Osco, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    83°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    81°64°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    79°59°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°62°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.01″
    83°69°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    79°64°-4°
Osco, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · backing 102°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 102° from the sw.
Osco, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.9985.8987.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Osco, IL
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 10 PM

AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Osco, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.6mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
16:12 UTC · Osco, 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
16:12 UTC · Osco, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Osco, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Osco, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Osco, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Osco, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Osco, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Osco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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: 61274

16-Day Forecast — Osco

  1. Sat84°68°66%
  2. Sun83°67°26%
  3. Mon81°64°3%
  4. Tue79°59°1%
  5. Wed83°62°10%
  6. Thu83°69°38%
  7. Fri79°64°26%
  8. Sat83°65°16%
  9. Sun67°58°9%
  10. Mon74°56°7%
  11. Tue74°60°7%
  12. Wed78°64°15%
  13. Thu80°66°19%
  14. Fri81°68°20%
  15. Sat84°70°23%
  16. 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 — Osco

SPC has placed Osco 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 Osco

  • 61274

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.