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Decatur, Illinois Weather

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

Decatur, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:36 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Decatur, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDecatur, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
Decatur, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°58°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    35%
    81°68°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    53%
    82°65°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    31%
    84°69°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    44%
    76°70°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    75°70°-1°
Decatur, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 58°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the sse.
Decatur, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.5996.5996.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Decatur, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+22 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 22 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
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 73
Decatur, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.0mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
22:36 UTC ·Decatur, 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
22:36 UTC ·Decatur, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Decatur, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Decatur, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Decatur, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Decatur, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:47 AM
Moonset
12:55 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Decatur, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Decatur at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 — Decatur

SPC has placed Decatur 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 Decatur

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.