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Percy, Illinois Weather

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

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

Percy, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:51 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Percy, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPercy, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Percy, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    1.6″
    86°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    88°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    87°69°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    90°67°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    95°72°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.08″
    89°73°-6°
Percy, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · veering 29°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 33 @ 10:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 525SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Percy, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.53 inHg
Now
999.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.8999.01000.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Percy, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Percy, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.8mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
15:51 UTC · Percy, 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
15:51 UTC · Percy, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Percy, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Percy, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Percy, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Percy, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Percy, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Percy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62272

16-Day Forecast — Percy

  1. Sat93°73°45%
  2. Sun86°72°35%
  3. Mon88°70°29%
  4. Tue87°69°12%
  5. Wed90°67°15%
  6. Thu95°72°24%
  7. Fri89°73°38%
  8. Sat94°70°24%
  9. Sun81°64°15%
  10. Mon78°59°9%
  11. Tue80°60°9%
  12. Wed86°64°8%
  13. Thu80°65°11%
  14. Fri80°68°10%
  15. Sat88°70°17%
  16. Sun92°73°26%

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 — Percy

SPC has placed Percy 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 Percy

  • 62272

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.