Palestine, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palestine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle29%0.01″90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—85°73°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%0.02″86°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—83°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——85°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm29%—87°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers40%0.26″83°71°-4°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:44 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Palestine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62451
16-Day Forecast — Palestine
- Sat90°73°29%
- Sun85°73°22%
- Mon86°70°22%
- Tue83°66°10%
- Wed85°65°6%
- Thu87°70°29%
- Fri83°71°40%
- Sat85°72°26%
- Sun76°61°8%
- Mon72°57°6%
- Tue78°61°13%
- Wed82°63°19%
- Thu83°66°23%
- Fri82°70°26%
- Sat86°70°26%
- Sun85°73°30%
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 — Palestine
SPC has placed Palestine in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Palestine
- 62451