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Melvin, Illinois Weather

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

Melvin, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 7:09 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Melvin, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMelvin, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 86°
Melvin, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.02″
    84°69°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    70%
    84°67°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    40%
    84°69°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    80°68°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    82°66°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    21%
    87°72°+5°
Melvin, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · veering 80°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the s.
Melvin, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.9990.7992.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Melvin, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-23 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 now. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Melvin, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
07:09 UTC ·Melvin, 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
07:09 UTC ·Melvin, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Melvin, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Melvin, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Melvin, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Melvin, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:24 AM
Moonset
1:53 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Melvin, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Melvin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below 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 — Melvin

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Melvin

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.