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Piper City, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Piper City, IL
Sunday, July 5 at 5:18 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
96%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Piper City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPiper City, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 65°H 82°
Piper City, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    82°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°65°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    81°61°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    53%
    1.1″
    81°68°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    80°65°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Showers
    23%
    0.55″
    78°66°-2°
Piper City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · veering 158°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Piper City, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.8988.3989.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Piper City, IL
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Piper City, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
10:18 UTC · Piper City, 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
10:18 UTC · Piper City, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Piper City, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Piper City, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Piper City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Piper City, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Piper City, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Piper City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60959

15-Day Forecast — Piper City

  1. Sun82°69°31%
  2. Mon82°65°6%
  3. Tue81°61°5%
  4. Wed82°66°5%
  5. Thu81°68°53%
  6. Fri80°65°40%
  7. Sat78°66°23%
  8. Sun80°65°16%
  9. Mon80°67°7%
  10. Tue79°65°12%
  11. Wed79°67°8%
  12. Thu82°69°19%
  13. Fri82°66°36%
  14. Sat82°67°24%
  15. Sun83°66°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Piper City

SPC includes Piper City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Piper City

  • 60959

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.