West Frankfort, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Frankfort weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain38%0.41″93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—90°69°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—93°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm44%0.02″94°71°+1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Frankfort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62896
16-Day Forecast — West Frankfort
- Sat93°71°38%
- Sun90°70°28%
- Mon87°71°9%
- Tue87°66°4%
- Wed92°66°7%
- Thu93°75°31%
- Fri94°71°44%
- Sat85°70°38%
- Sun80°64°20%
- Mon86°60°7%
- Tue91°64°5%
- Wed93°70°13%
- Thu92°67°19%
- Fri91°70°22%
- Sat98°79°26%
- Sun101°80°30%
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 — West Frankfort
SPC has placed West Frankfort 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 West Frankfort
- 62896