Victoria, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Victoria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain65%0.19″84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy19%—83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——81°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°60°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%—82°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—79°64°-3°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Victoria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61485
16-Day Forecast — Victoria
- Sat84°68°65%
- Sun83°67°19%
- Mon81°64°6%
- Tue79°60°2%
- Wed83°63°9%
- Thu82°69°41%
- Fri79°64°41%
- Sat82°65°15%
- Sun68°58°9%
- Mon73°56°7%
- Tue74°60°7%
- Wed79°63°13%
- Thu81°65°13%
- Fri82°68°23%
- Sat85°69°19%
- Sun84°71°26%
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 — Victoria
SPC has placed Victoria 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 Victoria
- 61485