Pekin, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pekin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle39%0.04″94°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers46%0.18″86°70°-8°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm67%0.11″79°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—81°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°61°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle51%0.01″84°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm50%—80°67°-4°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 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 66 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pekin
- Sat94°69°39%
- Sun86°70°46%
- Mon79°67°67%
- Tue81°64°23%
- Wed85°61°9%
- Thu84°65°51%
- Fri80°67°50%
- Sat84°64°36%
- Sun77°61°24%
- Mon70°56°14%
- Tue78°59°15%
- Wed84°64°26%
- Thu86°67°28%
- Fri83°69°22%
- Sat84°68°30%
- Sun83°64°29%
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 — Pekin
SPC has placed Pekin 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 Pekin
- 44657