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East Galesburg, Illinois Weather

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

East Galesburg, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
East Galesburg, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Galesburg, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 85°
East Galesburg, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    81°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    85°57°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    61%
    0.07″
    81°69°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    61%
    0.01″
    86°69°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    34%
    86°70°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    51%
    0.01″
    81°69°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    85°68°+4°
East Galesburg, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 85°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 85° from the s.
East Galesburg, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.0992.6993.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Galesburg, IL
Air quality
68
AQI
Good
+25 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
93.0mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
02:25 UTC ·East Galesburg, 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
02:25 UTC ·East Galesburg, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
East Galesburg, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Galesburg, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Galesburg, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
East Galesburg, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:34 AM
Moonset
2:01 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
East Galesburg, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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East Galesburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — East Galesburg

SPC has placed East Galesburg in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 East Galesburg

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.