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Pana, Illinois Weather

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

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

Pana, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:56 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
58%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Pana, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPana, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 92°
Pana, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    83°72°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    84°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.04″
    87°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.18″
    82°71°-5°
Pana, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · steady
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Pana, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.29 inHg
Now
992.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.6991.6992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pana, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 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
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 23

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pana, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.8mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
15:56 UTC · Pana, 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
15:56 UTC · Pana, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pana, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pana, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pana, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pana, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pana, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62557

16-Day Forecast — Pana

  1. Sat92°71°26%
  2. Sun83°72°23%
  3. Mon84°68°11%
  4. Tue82°64°5%
  5. Wed85°64°8%
  6. Thu87°71°40%
  7. Fri82°71°40%
  8. Sat84°69°23%
  9. Sun74°58°6%
  10. Mon70°57°6%
  11. Tue77°60°11%
  12. Wed80°63°13%
  13. Thu81°65°16%
  14. Fri81°70°26%
  15. Sat86°69°26%
  16. Sun84°72°26%

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 — Pana

SPC has placed Pana 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 Pana

  • 62557

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.