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Tallula, Illinois Weather

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

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

Tallula, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:54 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Tallula, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTallula, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 69°H 90°
Tallula, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    84°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    83°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    81°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    85°63°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    84°71°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    80°69°-4°
Tallula, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · veering 35°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the wsw.
Tallula, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.0
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
993.0
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.0992.0993.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Tallula, IL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 10 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
5.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Tallula, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
15:54 UTC · Tallula, 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
15:54 UTC · Tallula, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tallula, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tallula, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tallula, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tallula, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tallula, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tallula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62688

16-Day Forecast — Tallula

  1. Sat90°69°37%
  2. Sun84°69°14%
  3. Mon83°67°9%
  4. Tue81°62°4%
  5. Wed85°63°7%
  6. Thu84°71°40%
  7. Fri80°69°40%
  8. Sat83°68°17%
  9. Sun73°59°7%
  10. Mon74°57°5%
  11. Tue75°60°10%
  12. Wed79°63°16%
  13. Thu82°65°19%
  14. Fri82°68°26%
  15. Sat85°70°26%
  16. Sun85°72°29%

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 — Tallula

SPC has placed Tallula 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 Tallula

  • 62688

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.