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Phoenix, Illinois Weather

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

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

Phoenix, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:42 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Phoenix, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPhoenix, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 66°H 83°
Phoenix, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    78%
    2.9″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    11%
    76°66°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°67°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°65°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    85°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    0.27″
    82°68°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    81°67°-1°
Phoenix, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 24°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Phoenix, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.5992.7993.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Phoenix, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Phoenix, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
13:42 UTC · Phoenix, 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
13:42 UTC · Phoenix, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Phoenix, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Phoenix, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Phoenix, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Phoenix, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Phoenix, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Phoenix at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

16-Day Forecast — Phoenix

  1. Sat83°69°78%
  2. Sun76°66°11%
  3. Mon81°67°5%
  4. Tue83°65°3%
  5. Wed85°66°16%
  6. Thu82°68°31%
  7. Fri81°67°31%
  8. Sat85°65°17%
  9. Sun74°64°9%
  10. Mon77°62°10%
  11. Tue80°64°10%
  12. Wed86°65°19%
  13. Thu89°69°23%
  14. Fri88°73°16%
  15. Sat91°72°14%
  16. Sun92°73°28%

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 — Phoenix

SPC has placed Phoenix in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Phoenix

  • 60426

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.