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Longview, Illinois Weather

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

Longview, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:58 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
27%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Longview, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLongview, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 86°
Longview, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°60°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    24%
    82°67°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    58%
    82°66°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    27%
    84°69°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    27%
    75°68°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    75°69°
Longview, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · veering 91°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1916SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the s.
Longview, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.7
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.7
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.0996.0996.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Longview, IL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+29 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 29 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
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
0.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 70
Longview, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
135.8mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
23:58 UTC ·Longview, 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
23:58 UTC ·Longview, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Longview, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Longview, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Longview, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Longview, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:44 AM
Moonset
12:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Longview, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Longview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 — Longview

SPC has placed Longview 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 Longview

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.