Patoka, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Patoka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast40%—92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%—89°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—86°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear10%—84°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——88°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle41%—86°72°-2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail41%0.02″86°70°0°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Patoka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62875
16-Day Forecast — Patoka
- Sat92°73°40%
- Sun89°71°25%
- Mon86°69°21%
- Tue84°64°10%
- Wed88°65°6%
- Thu86°72°41%
- Fri86°70°41%
- Sat80°68°21%
- Sun79°63°9%
- Mon81°60°6%
- Tue86°63°2%
- Wed88°69°17%
- Thu87°67°16%
- Fri86°68°23%
- Sat96°76°26%
- Sun91°77°19%
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 — Patoka
SPC has placed Patoka in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Patoka
- 62875