Rankin, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rankin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers84%1.0″87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle26%0.03″83°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——83°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.18″83°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—79°63°-4°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rankin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60960
16-Day Forecast — Rankin
- Sat87°71°84%
- Sun83°70°26%
- Mon80°64°9%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed83°65°2%
- Thu83°70°49%
- Fri79°63°40%
- Sat76°59°12%
- Sun76°58°8%
- Mon77°57°7%
- Tue81°60°7%
- Wed82°67°39%
- Thu81°64°23%
- Fri83°68°31%
- Sat87°74°36%
- Sun84°69°45%
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 — Rankin
SPC has placed Rankin 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 Rankin
- 60960