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Knoxville, Illinois Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Knoxville, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 6:25 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Knoxville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKnoxville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
Knoxville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    69%
    0.20″
    81°70°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    61%
    0.03″
    81°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    37%
    83°69°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    61%
    0.01″
    82°70°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    41%
    80°68°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    91°75°+11°
Knoxville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 81°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the s.
Knoxville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.4991.5991.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Knoxville, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 33. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Knoxville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.3mi
UNLIMITED
153 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
06:25 UTC ·Knoxville, 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
06:25 UTC ·Knoxville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Knoxville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Knoxville, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Knoxville, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Knoxville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
2:01 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Knoxville, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Knoxville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 — Knoxville

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Knoxville

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.