Liberty, Illinois Weather
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Liberty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——77°54°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle39%0.01″77°59°0°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail79%0.13″89°59°+12°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast33%—69°59°-20°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——75°55°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle23%—78°57°+3°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm55%0.11″77°63°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:49 AM
- Moonset
- 9:52 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Liberty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Liberty
- Mon77°54°0%
- Tue77°59°39%
- Wed89°59°79%
- Thu69°59°33%
- Fri75°55°1%
- Sat78°57°23%
- Sun77°63°55%
- Mon71°56°55%
- Tue65°54°17%
- Wed75°59°15%
- Thu88°63°20%
- Fri75°66°27%
- Sat73°65°42%
- Sun81°67°35%
- Mon81°65°42%
- Tue79°60°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Liberty
SPC has placed Liberty in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Liberty
- 62347