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Varna, Illinois Weather

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

Varna, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 7:18 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Varna, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVarna, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 85°
Varna, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    64%
    81°69°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    63%
    0.07″
    78°66°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    40%
    84°69°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    56%
    80°69°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    82°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    88°74°+6°
Varna, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 100°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 100° from the ssw.
Varna, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931001
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.8993.4994.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Varna, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Varna, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.2mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
07:18 UTC ·Varna, 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
07:18 UTC ·Varna, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Varna, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Varna, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Varna, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Varna, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:29 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Varna, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Varna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — Varna

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Varna

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.