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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 11:46 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
40%
Wind
15 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 68 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 68°H 78°
Varna, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    85°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    35%
    0.04″
    79°68°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    55%
    85°67°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    54%
    86°70°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    77%
    0.18″
    79°68°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    53%
    87°68°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    89°72°+2°
Varna, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · backing 7°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3318SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Varna, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.9989.0989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Varna, IL
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+48 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 48 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 86

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Varna, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.9mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
23:46 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
23:46 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
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:29 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Varna, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Varna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above 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 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 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.