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Sparland, Illinois Weather

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

Sparland, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:53 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
33%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Sparland, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSparland, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 86°
Sparland, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    87°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    55%
    0.08″
    81°70°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    69%
    84°69°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    38%
    86°70°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    66%
    0.03″
    82°70°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    45%
    85°70°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    76°70°-9°
Sparland, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 47°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the ssw.
Sparland, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.7
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.7
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.6994.1994.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sparland, IL
Air quality
28
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~85 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 70 now. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 78
Sparland, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
116.2mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
16:53 UTC ·Sparland, 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
16:53 UTC ·Sparland, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sparland, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sparland, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sparland, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sparland, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:57 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sparland, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Sparland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 — Sparland

SPC has placed Sparland 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 Sparland

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.