West Peoria, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Peoria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm47%0.72″84°68°0°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail47%—82°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—82°69°0°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Peoria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Peoria
- Sun85°67°7%
- Mon84°66°3%
- Tue82°63°1%
- Wed84°65°4%
- Thu84°68°47%
- Fri82°70°47%
- Sat82°69°22%
- Sun86°69°14%
- Mon90°70°6%
- Tue89°75°3%
- Wed76°62°7%
- Thu77°55°32%
- Fri81°62°22%
- Sat85°67°30%
- Sun88°73°29%
- Mon90°72°23%
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 Peoria
SPC includes West Peoria in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Peoria
- 61604