Pleasant Plains, Illinois Weather
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Pleasant Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——75°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Rain29%0.42″77°56°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail80%—87°56°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast80%—71°58°-16°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——73°56°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°56°+3°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail55%0.02″81°62°+5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:34 AM
- Moonset
- 8:46 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Pleasant Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Plains
- Mon75°52°0%
- Tue77°56°29%
- Wed87°56°80%
- Thu71°58°80%
- Fri73°56°3%
- Sat76°56°9%
- Sun81°62°55%
- Mon82°67°55%
- Tue72°64°16%
- Wed75°62°11%
- Thu78°62°19%
- Fri80°61°26%
- Sat76°65°39%
- Sun79°63°35%
- Mon77°62°42%
- Tue74°58°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Pleasant Plains
SPC has placed Pleasant Plains in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Pleasant Plains
- 62677