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Riverton, Illinois Weather

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

Riverton, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
37%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Riverton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 80°
Riverton, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    80°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°58°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    84°65°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    51%
    83°65°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    23%
    85°68°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.01″
    74°70°-11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    79°70°+5°
Riverton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · veering 16°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverton, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.11002.01002.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Riverton, IL
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 33

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Riverton, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.9mi
UNLIMITED
130 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 ·Riverton, 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 ·Riverton, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverton, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverton, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:49 AM
Moonset
12:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Riverton, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • 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 — Riverton

SPC has placed Riverton 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 Riverton

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.