Phillipstown, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Phillipstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—88°73°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—87°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—83°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——86°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%—90°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm44%0.04″84°72°-6°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Phillipstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Phillipstown
- Sat93°70°23%
- Sun88°73°25%
- Mon87°71°24%
- Tue83°68°11%
- Wed86°66°8%
- Thu90°70°35%
- Fri84°72°44%
- Sat87°72°33%
- Sun77°64°16%
- Mon74°58°8%
- Tue78°61°11%
- Wed81°63°10%
- Thu82°66°16%
- Fri78°71°13%
- Sat84°70°26%
- Sun86°72°27%
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 — Phillipstown
SPC has placed Phillipstown 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 Phillipstown
- 62827