Taylorville, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taylorville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—84°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail42%0.04″87°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—80°72°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle32%0.01″83°68°+3°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Taylorville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62568
16-Day Forecast — Taylorville
- Sun86°71°7%
- Mon84°68°10%
- Tue81°66°2%
- Wed84°65°4%
- Thu87°69°42%
- Fri80°72°46%
- Sat83°68°32%
- Sun86°69°12%
- Mon89°70°11%
- Tue92°75°4%
- Wed80°64°7%
- Thu79°55°19%
- Fri82°63°28%
- Sat88°66°30%
- Sun88°71°35%
- Mon88°73°28%
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 — Taylorville
SPC includes Taylorville in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Taylorville
- 62555
- 62568