Wapella, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wapella weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain69%1.3″87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—83°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy11%—82°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——80°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——83°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm45%0.02″83°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%0.01″78°70°-5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 37 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wapella at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61777
16-Day Forecast — Wapella
- Sat87°69°69%
- Sun83°69°18%
- Mon82°66°11%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed83°63°5%
- Thu83°70°45%
- Fri78°70°45%
- Sat82°66°13%
- Sun71°58°6%
- Mon72°56°6%
- Tue77°60°10%
- Wed78°63°17%
- Thu81°65°23%
- Fri81°69°29%
- Sat85°70°16%
- Sun81°72°35%
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 — Wapella
SPC has placed Wapella 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 Wapella
- 61777