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Walnut, Illinois Weather

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

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

Walnut, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:43 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Walnut, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalnut, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 66°H 84°
Walnut, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    60%
    0.21″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    18%
    82°66°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    81°62°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°58°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    82°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    79°67°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    81°64°+2°
Walnut, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 135°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 39 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Walnut, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.4988.6989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Walnut, IL
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 8 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Walnut, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
60%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
13:43 UTC · Walnut, 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
13:43 UTC · Walnut, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walnut, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walnut, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walnut, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walnut, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walnut, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walnut at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 61376

16-Day Forecast — Walnut

  1. Sat83°69°60%
  2. Sun82°66°18%
  3. Mon81°62°3%
  4. Tue79°58°4%
  5. Wed82°63°22%
  6. Thu79°67°31%
  7. Fri81°64°31%
  8. Sat82°65°14%
  9. Sun67°58°9%
  10. Mon72°55°9%
  11. Tue75°60°12%
  12. Wed79°62°29%
  13. Thu82°66°18%
  14. Fri83°68°29%
  15. Sat85°70°23%
  16. Sun85°71°39%

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 — Walnut

SPC has placed Walnut in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Walnut

  • 61376

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.