Royal, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Royal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers46%0.54″90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—84°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—82°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——81°61°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——82°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%0.06″83°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—77°70°-6°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Royal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61871
16-Day Forecast — Royal
- Sat90°70°46%
- Sun84°69°21%
- Mon82°66°14%
- Tue81°61°4%
- Wed82°62°4%
- Thu83°69°40%
- Fri77°70°40%
- Sat83°66°12%
- Sun71°58°8%
- Mon71°57°9%
- Tue77°59°10%
- Wed80°63°19%
- Thu82°65°20%
- Fri81°69°29%
- Sat85°71°29%
- Sun80°71°39%
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 — Royal
SPC has placed Royal 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 Royal
- 61871