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Junction City, Illinois Weather

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

Junction City, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Junction City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJunction City, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 82°
Junction City, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    82°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°59°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    82°60°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    19%
    85°66°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    87°70°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    49%
    77°70°-10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    30%
    79°70°+2°
Junction City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 69°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 69° from the ese.
Junction City, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.01004.31004.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Junction City, IL
Air quality
29
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
8.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45
Junction City, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
43%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.8mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
16:59 UTC ·Junction City, 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
16:59 UTC ·Junction City, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Junction City, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Junction City, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Junction City, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Junction City, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:43 AM
Moonset
1:01 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Junction City, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Junction City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 — Junction City

SPC has placed Junction City 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 Junction City

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.