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Riley, Illinois Weather

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

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

Riley, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:13 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Riley, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiley, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 63°H 83°
Riley, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    65%
    0.14″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    80°63°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°61°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.06″
    77°65°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    42%
    78°62°+1°
Riley, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · veering 88°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 88° from the nnw.
Riley, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.0985.3985.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riley, IL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 10 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
2.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Riley, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.5mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
16:13 UTC · Riley, 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
16:13 UTC · Riley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riley, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riley, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riley, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riley, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riley, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Riley

  1. Sat83°68°65%
  2. Sun80°63°23%
  3. Mon78°61°2%
  4. Tue81°57°1%
  5. Wed81°61°15%
  6. Thu77°65°48%
  7. Fri78°62°42%
  8. Sat82°61°12%
  9. Sun66°58°8%
  10. Mon72°55°8%
  11. Tue76°59°7%
  12. Wed79°62°26%
  13. Thu82°65°19%
  14. Fri83°68°26%
  15. Sat86°69°21%
  16. Sun84°70°32%

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 — Riley

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Riley

  • 60152

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.