Rantoul, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rantoul weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle53%0.05″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—91°66°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——88°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—93°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—86°73°-7°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rantoul at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66079
16-Day Forecast — Rantoul
- Sat82°69°53%
- Sun91°67°11%
- Mon87°69°1%
- Tue88°67°1%
- Wed91°69°4%
- Thu93°78°39%
- Fri86°73°35%
- Sat83°66°14%
- Sun81°61°6%
- Mon81°60°6%
- Tue83°60°3%
- Wed86°61°15%
- Thu86°64°17%
- Fri90°72°13%
- Sat88°70°29%
- Sun83°63°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 — Rantoul
SPC has placed Rantoul in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Rantoul
- 66079