West York, Illinois Weather
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West York weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—83°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—84°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail47%0.25″85°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle55%0.08″86°73°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm31%0.04″79°71°-7°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
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 49 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West York at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62478
16-Day Forecast — West York
- Sun85°71°19%
- Mon83°70°19%
- Tue82°68°9%
- Wed84°64°12%
- Thu85°69°47%
- Fri86°73°55%
- Sat79°71°31%
- Sun86°68°15%
- Mon88°70°8%
- Tue93°75°6%
- Wed80°63°8%
- Thu80°58°23%
- Fri83°61°25%
- Sat88°65°29%
- Sun89°72°24%
- Mon91°75°32%
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 York
SPC includes West York in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 York
- 62478