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St. David, Illinois Weather

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St. David weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. David, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:47 PM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
27%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
St. David, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. David, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 82°
St. David, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°58°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    54%
    83°67°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    51%
    82°69°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    32%
    85°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    46%
    0.06″
    77°70°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    80°70°+3°
St. David, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
132° · veering 41°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. David, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.8
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-24hNOW1003.9999.7999.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
St. David, IL
Air quality
28
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 56 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. David, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
140.3mi
UNLIMITED
156 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 ·St. David, 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 ·St. David, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
St. David, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. David, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. David, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
St. David, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:54 AM
Moonset
12:57 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
St. David, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. David at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 — St. David

SPC has placed St. David 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 St. David

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.