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Galatia, Illinois Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Galatia, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 9:39 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Galatia, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGalatia, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 84°
Galatia, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°65°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    83°64°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    30%
    83°70°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    62%
    0.15″
    83°70°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    83°70°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    28%
    87°71°+4°
Galatia, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · steady
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 12 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Galatia, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81005.81007.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Galatia, IL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Galatia, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
09:39 UTC ·Galatia, 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
09:39 UTC ·Galatia, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Galatia, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Galatia, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Galatia, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Galatia, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:16 AM
Moonset
2:03 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Galatia, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Galatia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 — Galatia

SPC has placed Galatia 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 Galatia

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.