Westervelt, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westervelt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle17%0.04″81°72°-10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—84°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm30%—87°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers35%0.18″82°70°-5°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Westervelt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Westervelt
- Sat92°71°26%
- Sun81°72°17%
- Mon84°67°11%
- Tue82°64°7%
- Wed85°64°16%
- Thu87°71°30%
- Fri82°70°35%
- Sat85°69°28%
- Sun74°59°10%
- Mon70°57°7%
- Tue78°60°6%
- Wed80°63°13%
- Thu81°66°16%
- Fri82°70°26%
- Sat86°70°26%
- Sun82°72°26%
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 — Westervelt
SPC has placed Westervelt 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 Westervelt
- 62565