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Geneseo, Illinois Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Geneseo, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 8:03 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
30%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Geneseo, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGeneseo, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 79°
Geneseo, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    0.11″
    79°70°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    52%
    82°67°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    30%
    83°69°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    66%
    0.35″
    82°69°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    34%
    0.05″
    86°70°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    90°74°+4°
Geneseo, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 64°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Geneseo, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.8990.7990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Geneseo, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6hPeak ~74 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81
Geneseo, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.0mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
20:03 UTC ·Geneseo, 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
20:03 UTC ·Geneseo, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Geneseo, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Geneseo, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Geneseo, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Geneseo, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:35 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Geneseo, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Geneseo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Geneseo

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Geneseo

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.