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Wapella, Illinois Weather

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

Wapella, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 3:47 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Wapella, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWapella, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 85°
Wapella, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°59°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    39%
    0.09″
    85°68°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    45%
    85°66°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    40%
    0.01″
    84°70°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.03″
    81°70°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    86°69°+5°
Wapella, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 59°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the s.
Wapella, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.4
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.4
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.5993.0993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wapella, IL
Air quality
57
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — 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
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Wapella, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.6mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
03:47 UTC ·Wapella, 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
03:47 UTC ·Wapella, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wapella, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wapella, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wapella, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wapella, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:26 AM
Moonset
1:57 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Wapella, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Wapella at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 — Wapella

SPC has placed Wapella 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 Wapella

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.