Paw Paw, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paw Paw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain85%1.0″80°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—80°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°57°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—80°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%0.26″76°64°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—80°62°+4°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Paw Paw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61353
16-Day Forecast — Paw Paw
- Sat80°68°85%
- Sun80°65°14%
- Mon79°63°7%
- Tue79°57°1%
- Wed80°62°11%
- Thu76°64°49%
- Fri80°62°39%
- Sat80°62°14%
- Sun67°57°7%
- Mon72°55°10%
- Tue77°58°10%
- Wed77°61°32%
- Thu81°65°25%
- Fri79°68°32%
- Sat83°69°24%
- Sun82°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 — Paw Paw
SPC has placed Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw
- 61353