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Rome, Illinois Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rome, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 7:18 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
37%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Rome, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRome, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 69°H 81°
Rome, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    84°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    37%
    0.13″
    84°69°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    65%
    84°69°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    42%
    83°71°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    69%
    0.09″
    82°70°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    89°71°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    91°74°+2°
Rome, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 32°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 20 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3517SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Rome, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.4
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.4
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.2997.7997.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rome, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+13 in 6hPeak ~87 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 95 now. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 98 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
134μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 98 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 95
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 98
Rome, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.3mi
UNLIMITED
122 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
19:18 UTC ·Rome, 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
19:18 UTC ·Rome, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rome, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rome, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rome, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rome, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rome, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rome at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 4, 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 — Rome

SPC has placed Rome in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Rome

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.