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Prophetstown, Illinois Weather

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

Prophetstown, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:47 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
22%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Prophetstown, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastProphetstown, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 84°
Prophetstown, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    87°57°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    64%
    0.28″
    81°67°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Showers
    63%
    0.86″
    82°64°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    23%
    83°65°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    39%
    73°67°-10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    80°69°+7°
Prophetstown, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
122° · veering 25°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prophetstown, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.0
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.0
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.1999.5999.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Prophetstown, IL
Air quality
29
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 51. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Prophetstown, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
156.2mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
17:47 UTC ·Prophetstown, 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
17:47 UTC ·Prophetstown, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Prophetstown, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prophetstown, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prophetstown, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Prophetstown, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:57 AM
Moonset
12:52 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Prophetstown, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Prophetstown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 — Prophetstown

SPC has placed Prophetstown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Prophetstown

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.