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Wenona, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Wenona, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:05 PM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Wenona, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWenona, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 79°
Wenona, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    72%
    0.16″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    79°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°64°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°60°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    83°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    1.2″
    82°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    79°64°-3°
Wenona, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
341° · backing 53°
Direction
NNW
341°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wenona, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.1987.7987.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wenona, IL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Wenona, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.5mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
01:05 UTC · Wenona, 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
01:05 UTC · Wenona, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wenona, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wenona, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wenona, 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 02m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wenona, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wenona, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wenona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 61377

16-Day Forecast — Wenona

  1. Sat84°69°72%
  2. Sun79°67°19%
  3. Mon79°64°5%
  4. Tue80°60°2%
  5. Wed83°64°6%
  6. Thu82°66°48%
  7. Fri79°64°33%
  8. Sat74°57°10%
  9. Sun77°55°9%
  10. Mon77°56°6%
  11. Tue81°62°6%
  12. Wed81°66°39%
  13. Thu82°67°26%
  14. Fri84°70°39%
  15. Sat87°75°30%
  16. Sun85°67°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Wenona

SPC has placed Wenona 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 Wenona

  • 61377

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.