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Ripley, Illinois Weather

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

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

Ripley, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:54 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
62%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Ripley, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRipley, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 71°H 91°
Ripley, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    87°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    84°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    88°64°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    88°71°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    41%
    82°70°-6°
Ripley, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 45°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the wsw.
Ripley, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.5994.3996.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ripley, IL
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 10 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 43 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ripley, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.3mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
15:54 UTC · Ripley, 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
15:54 UTC · Ripley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ripley, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ripley, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ripley, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ripley, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ripley, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ripley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Ripley

  1. Sat91°70°21%
  2. Sun87°71°19%
  3. Mon84°67°12%
  4. Tue82°62°3%
  5. Wed88°64°5%
  6. Thu88°71°41%
  7. Fri82°70°41%
  8. Sat85°68°20%
  9. Sun74°59°8%
  10. Mon76°57°5%
  11. Tue77°61°11%
  12. Wed80°64°13%
  13. Thu83°65°16%
  14. Fri82°67°26%
  15. Sat86°69°13%
  16. Sun89°72°13%

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 — Ripley

SPC has placed Ripley 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 Ripley

  • 62353

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.