Paw Paw, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paw Paw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle20%—79°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——78°62°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——81°61°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail53%—81°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Showers42%—78°66°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm21%—79°66°+1°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 42 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Paw Paw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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
- Sun79°65°20%
- Mon78°62°2%
- Tue81°61°1%
- Wed81°64°6%
- Thu81°68°53%
- Fri78°66°42%
- Sat79°66°21%
- Sun82°66°10%
- Mon74°59°10%
- Tue72°54°6%
- Wed76°57°9%
- Thu78°61°29%
- Fri80°62°17%
- Sat82°66°26%
- Sun84°64°23%
- Mon83°69°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 — Paw Paw
SPC includes Paw Paw in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Paw Paw
- 61353