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Towanda, Illinois Weather

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

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

Towanda, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 1:09 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
34%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Towanda, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTowanda, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
Towanda, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°60°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    78°69°-7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    54%
    0.01″
    84°66°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    37%
    82°70°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    34%
    0.01″
    81°70°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    84°68°+3°
Towanda, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 72°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 17 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the sse.
Towanda, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.7991.8992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Towanda, IL
Air quality
64
AQI
Good
+30 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Towanda, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.8mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
01:09 UTC ·Towanda, 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
01:09 UTC ·Towanda, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Towanda, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Towanda, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Towanda, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Towanda, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:27 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Towanda, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Towanda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 — Towanda

SPC has placed Towanda 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 Towanda

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.