Paxton, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paxton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle71%0.09″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain19%1.0″83°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°60°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—81°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%0.19″82°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—77°69°-5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 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 33 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60957
16-Day Forecast — Paxton
- Sat87°70°71%
- Sun83°69°19%
- Mon81°65°8%
- Tue80°60°6%
- Wed81°61°12%
- Thu82°69°35%
- Fri77°69°33%
- Sat82°65°20%
- Sun70°58°9%
- Mon71°55°8%
- Tue77°58°11%
- Wed79°62°20%
- Thu81°65°25%
- Fri79°69°29%
- Sat84°70°26%
- Sun80°72°35%
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 — Paxton
SPC has placed Paxton 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 Paxton
- 60957