Hennepin, Illinois Weather
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Hennepin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——84°51°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——88°58°+4°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Drizzle63%—81°67°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers63%0.16″83°64°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast20%—83°64°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers33%0.04″75°67°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle27%0.01″78°69°+3°
Ozone at AQI 70 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:54 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Hennepin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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 3, 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 — Hennepin
SPC has placed Hennepin 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.