Shawneetown, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shawneetown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy22%—89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Showers17%0.11″86°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—83°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—88°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—93°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers45%0.04″93°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers41%0.08″85°71°-8°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shawneetown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62984
16-Day Forecast — Shawneetown
- Sun89°68°22%
- Mon86°71°17%
- Tue83°69°24%
- Wed88°66°19%
- Thu93°71°25%
- Fri93°74°45%
- Sat85°71°41%
- Sun90°69°17%
- Mon95°72°9%
- Tue99°74°8%
- Wed84°68°12%
- Thu83°61°22%
- Fri89°63°32%
- Sat94°69°40%
- Sun97°75°32%
- Mon98°81°32%
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 — Shawneetown
SPC includes Shawneetown in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Shawneetown
- 62984