Sigel, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sigel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle36%0.03″91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle31%0.03″80°72°-11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—85°68°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—83°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear17%—85°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—86°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle37%0.05″83°69°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sigel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62462
16-Day Forecast — Sigel
- Sat91°71°36%
- Sun80°72°31%
- Mon85°68°13%
- Tue83°65°10%
- Wed85°64°17%
- Thu86°71°30%
- Fri83°69°37%
- Sat85°69°30%
- Sun75°59°10%
- Mon70°57°6%
- Tue77°60°7%
- Wed80°63°13%
- Thu81°65°20%
- Fri79°70°23%
- Sat86°69°29%
- Sun81°72°23%
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 — Sigel
SPC has placed Sigel in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Sigel
- 62462