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Xenia, Illinois Weather

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

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

Xenia, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:01 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Xenia, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastXenia, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 93°
Xenia, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    22%
    0.21″
    81°70°-12°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    87°69°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    84°67°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    19%
    86°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    88°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.21″
    83°70°-5°
Xenia, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 36°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 6
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 6 · pk 31 @ 10:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 356SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the sse.
Xenia, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.9996.5996.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Xenia, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Xenia, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.5mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
14:01 UTC · Xenia, 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
14:01 UTC · Xenia, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Xenia, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Xenia, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Xenia, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Xenia, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Xenia, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Xenia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62899

16-Day Forecast — Xenia

  1. Sat93°71°24%
  2. Sun81°70°22%
  3. Mon87°69°18%
  4. Tue84°67°12%
  5. Wed86°66°19%
  6. Thu88°71°30%
  7. Fri83°70°30%
  8. Sat88°72°24%
  9. Sun76°61°12%
  10. Mon73°58°5%
  11. Tue78°60°6%
  12. Wed82°63°10%
  13. Thu81°65°16%
  14. Fri79°70°19%
  15. Sat86°70°23%
  16. Sun87°73°17%

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 — Xenia

SPC has placed Xenia 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 Xenia

  • 62899

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.