Bowen, Illinois Weather
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Bowen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Thunderstorm35%2.5″86°63°—
- SundayJun 14Light Rain38%0.09″70°59°-16°
- MondayJun 15Light Drizzle——74°55°+4°
- TuesdayJun 16Showers20%—75°57°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Showers70%0.03″77°64°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast70%—73°60°-4°
- FridayJun 19Clear14%—72°56°-1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:46 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Bowen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Bowen
- Sat84°63°35%
- Sun70°59°38%
- Mon74°55°0%
- Tue75°57°20%
- Wed77°64°70%
- Thu73°60°70%
- Fri72°56°14%
- Sat80°57°24%
- Sun80°65°33%
- Mon75°60°33%
- Tue78°60°14%
- Wed82°68°26%
- Thu73°64°26%
- Fri73°58°23%
- Sat71°53°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Bowen
SPC has placed Bowen in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Bowen
- 62316