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Westfield, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Westfield, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 12:01 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Westfield, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestfield, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Westfield, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    47%
    0.78″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    83°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    83°68°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    84°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    85°69°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.04″
    83°68°-2°
Westfield, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 21 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ssw.
Westfield, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.5988.4989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Westfield, IL
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Westfield, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
17:01 UTC · Westfield, 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
17:01 UTC · Westfield, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westfield, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westfield, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westfield, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westfield, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westfield, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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.

ZIP code: 62474

16-Day Forecast — Westfield

  1. Sat88°70°47%
  2. Sun83°70°20%
  3. Mon83°68°14%
  4. Tue82°64°5%
  5. Wed84°63°7%
  6. Thu85°69°35%
  7. Fri83°68°40%
  8. Sat85°68°26%
  9. Sun74°59°7%
  10. Mon70°57°6%
  11. Tue76°60°12%
  12. Wed80°62°19%
  13. Thu81°65°26%
  14. Fri83°69°29%
  15. Sat85°70°29%
  16. Sun80°72°35%

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 — Westfield

SPC has placed Westfield 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 Westfield

  • 62474

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.