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Germantown, Illinois Weather

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

Germantown, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 6:32 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Germantown, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGermantown, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 80°
Germantown, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°65°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    85°68°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    36%
    0.45″
    77°70°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    67%
    87°69°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    91°72°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    94°74°+3°
Germantown, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 120°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 120° from the ssw.
Germantown, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.3
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.3
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.71000.71000.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Germantown, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Germantown, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.1mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
18:32 UTC ·Germantown, 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
18:32 UTC ·Germantown, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Germantown, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Germantown, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Germantown, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Germantown, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:23 AM
Moonset
2:04 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Germantown, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Germantown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 — Germantown

SPC has placed Germantown 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 Germantown

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.