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Godfrey, Illinois Weather

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

Godfrey, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 7:26 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
40%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Godfrey, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGodfrey, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 85°
Godfrey, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    12%
    88°69°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    14%
    88°71°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    37%
    0.57″
    78°70°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    63%
    90°69°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    94°73°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    94°75°
Godfrey, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · veering 82°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2714SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the s.
Godfrey, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.1995.1995.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Godfrey, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6hPeak ~87 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 96 now. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
4.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Godfrey, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.8mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
19:26 UTC ·Godfrey, 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
19:26 UTC ·Godfrey, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Godfrey, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Godfrey, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Godfrey, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Godfrey, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:27 AM
Moonset
2:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Godfrey, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Godfrey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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 — Godfrey

SPC has placed Godfrey in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Godfrey

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.