Rantoul, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rantoul weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——92°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——86°70°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—90°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—92°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—89°66°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 4.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rantoul at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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
- Sun92°67°6%
- Mon92°69°4%
- Tue86°70°0%
- Wed89°67°6%
- Thu90°73°47%
- Fri92°70°43%
- Sat89°66°25%
- Sun92°70°6%
- Mon90°70°6%
- Tue87°63°3%
- Wed91°68°4%
- Thu93°70°8%
- Fri89°70°16%
- Sat90°67°16%
- Sun94°70°26%
- Mon94°70°29%
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 — Rantoul
SPC includes Rantoul in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Rantoul
- 66079