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St. Augustine, Illinois Weather

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

St. Augustine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Augustine, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 7:53 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
St. Augustine, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Augustine, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 70°H 88°
St. Augustine, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    46%
    0.13″
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    84°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    83°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    81°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    84°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    83°72°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    81°65°-2°
St. Augustine, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · backing 104°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. Augustine, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.2990.6991.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Augustine, IL
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. Augustine, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
42%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
12:53 UTC · St. Augustine, 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
12:53 UTC · St. Augustine, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Augustine, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Augustine, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Augustine, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Augustine, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Augustine, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Augustine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Augustine

  1. Sat88°69°46%
  2. Sun84°70°27%
  3. Mon83°64°3%
  4. Tue81°61°5%
  5. Wed84°64°10%
  6. Thu83°72°31%
  7. Fri81°65°31%
  8. Sat83°66°15%
  9. Sun69°59°8%
  10. Mon74°56°5%
  11. Tue76°61°8%
  12. Wed79°64°16%
  13. Thu81°65°14%
  14. Fri82°68°26%
  15. Sat85°69°13%
  16. Sun83°72°20%

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 — St. Augustine

SPC has placed St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine

  • 61474

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.