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Thompsonville, Illinois Weather

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

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

Thompsonville, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:08 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Thompsonville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThompsonville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 96°
Thompsonville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    29%
    0.46″
    96°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.03″
    89°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    88°71°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    85°69°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    14%
    90°66°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    94°71°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.28″
    87°72°-7°
Thompsonville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 43°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 5
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 5 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Thompsonville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4998.0998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Thompsonville, IL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Thompsonville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
15:08 UTC · Thompsonville, 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
15:08 UTC · Thompsonville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Thompsonville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thompsonville, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thompsonville, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Thompsonville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Thompsonville, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thompsonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62890

16-Day Forecast — Thompsonville

  1. Sat96°71°29%
  2. Sun89°72°25%
  3. Mon88°71°25%
  4. Tue85°69°14%
  5. Wed90°66°14%
  6. Thu94°71°30%
  7. Fri87°72°40%
  8. Sat90°71°32%
  9. Sun79°64°16%
  10. Mon75°58°9%
  11. Tue79°61°9%
  12. Wed82°63°5%
  13. Thu84°65°13%
  14. Fri79°69°11%
  15. Sat83°70°19%
  16. Sun91°73°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 — Thompsonville

SPC has placed Thompsonville 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 Thompsonville

  • 62890

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.