Paris, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paris weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers15%0.06″84°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—82°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%0.15″82°68°0°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail51%—86°72°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm31%0.02″78°69°-8°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paris at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61944
16-Day Forecast — Paris
- Sun84°68°15%
- Mon82°67°14%
- Tue80°66°5%
- Wed82°63°7%
- Thu82°68°48%
- Fri86°72°51%
- Sat78°69°31%
- Sun85°67°16%
- Mon87°69°6%
- Tue90°75°6%
- Wed80°60°6%
- Thu78°57°27%
- Fri81°60°26%
- Sat86°64°39%
- Sun84°70°29%
- Mon87°71°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Paris
SPC includes Paris in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Paris
- 61944