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Pearl, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pearl weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Pearl, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:55 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
58%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Pearl, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPearl, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 93°
Pearl, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    0.10″
    84°73°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    84°69°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    83°65°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°65°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    90°72°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.05″
    85°71°-5°
Pearl, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 40°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the wsw.
Pearl, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.3
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.3
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.9997.2998.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Pearl, IL
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 10 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
5.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pearl, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.8mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:55 UTC · Pearl, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:55 UTC · Pearl, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pearl, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pearl, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pearl, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pearl, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pearl, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pearl at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62361

16-Day Forecast — Pearl

  1. Sat93°73°17%
  2. Sun84°73°16%
  3. Mon84°69°8%
  4. Tue83°65°3%
  5. Wed90°65°6%
  6. Thu90°72°40%
  7. Fri85°71°41%
  8. Sat85°70°23%
  9. Sun76°60°7%
  10. Mon77°57°5%
  11. Tue77°61°12%
  12. Wed81°64°13%
  13. Thu82°65°13%
  14. Fri82°68°23%
  15. Sat86°70°17%
  16. Sun89°72°16%

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 — Pearl

SPC has placed Pearl 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 Pearl

  • 62361

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.