Charleston, Illinois Weather
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Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°54°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——85°59°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle19%—80°65°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle42%—85°64°+5°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle29%—86°69°+1°
- MondayJun 8Showers29%0.12″81°69°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle22%—84°69°+3°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 120
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (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 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 — Charleston
SPC has placed Charleston 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.