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Calhoun, Illinois Weather

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

Calhoun, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:07 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
24%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Calhoun, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCalhoun, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Calhoun, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°61°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    80°62°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    15%
    0.10″
    84°64°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    87°69°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.02″
    75°69°-12°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    73°69°-2°
Calhoun, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 68°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the se.
Calhoun, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.7
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.7
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.81002.31002.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Calhoun, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6hPeak ~75 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 98

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Calhoun, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
143.3mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
20:07 UTC ·Calhoun, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:07 UTC ·Calhoun, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Calhoun, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Calhoun, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Calhoun, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Calhoun, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:39 AM
Moonset
12:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Calhoun, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Calhoun at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Calhoun

SPC has placed Calhoun in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Calhoun

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.