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Stockton, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Stockton, IL
Sunday, July 5 at 10:34 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
67%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Stockton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStockton, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Stockton, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    82°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    84°63°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    82°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.09″
    81°68°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    80°64°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    14%
    82°65°+2°
Stockton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
359° · veering 104°
Direction
N
359°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 104° from the n.
Stockton, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5978.0981.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Stockton, IL
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~34 @ 10 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 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
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Stockton, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.6mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
15:34 UTC · Stockton, 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
15:34 UTC · Stockton, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stockton, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stockton, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stockton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stockton, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stockton, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stockton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61085

16-Day Forecast — Stockton

  1. Sun82°65°13%
  2. Mon84°63°1%
  3. Tue81°61°1%
  4. Wed82°66°24%
  5. Thu81°68°53%
  6. Fri80°64°31%
  7. Sat82°65°14%
  8. Sun84°68°8%
  9. Mon89°71°5%
  10. Tue88°66°6%
  11. Wed74°59°11%
  12. Thu76°57°24%
  13. Fri81°59°13%
  14. Sat84°68°19%
  15. Sun86°69°19%
  16. Mon87°71°14%

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 — Stockton

SPC includes Stockton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Stockton

  • 61085

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.