Sciota, Illinois Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sciota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Drizzle41%0.02″73°57°—
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail58%0.07″85°57°+12°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle30%—70°57°-15°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——72°55°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——74°57°+2°
- SundayJun 21Rain64%0.78″65°59°-9°
- MondayJun 22Overcast58%—69°56°+4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:45 AM
- Moonset
- 9:54 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Sciota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Sciota
- Tue73°57°41%
- Wed85°57°58%
- Thu70°57°30%
- Fri72°55°1%
- Sat74°57°8%
- Sun65°59°64%
- Mon69°56°58%
- Tue72°59°8%
- Wed77°63°8%
- Thu81°62°25%
- Fri84°70°26%
- Sat87°73°33%
- Sun89°72°39%
- Mon88°70°39%
- Tue89°73°32%
- Wed90°75°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Sciota
SPC has placed Sciota in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Sciota
- 61475