Watseka, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watseka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain56%0.89″87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—81°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—81°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——81°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%0.02″81°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—79°66°-2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Watseka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60970
16-Day Forecast — Watseka
- Sat87°71°56%
- Sun81°69°18%
- Mon81°65°10%
- Tue81°61°4%
- Wed81°62°4%
- Thu81°69°41%
- Fri79°66°39%
- Sat82°63°14%
- Sun71°61°7%
- Mon74°56°10%
- Tue77°59°11%
- Wed80°63°23%
- Thu82°66°24%
- Fri80°69°24%
- Sat86°69°17%
- Sun83°71°29%
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 — Watseka
SPC has placed Watseka 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 Watseka
- 60970