West Point, Illinois Weather
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West Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——83°55°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast12%—88°58°+5°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm48%—84°67°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers48%—83°70°-1°
- SundayJun 7Showers31%0.05″85°69°+2°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle49%0.01″74°69°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle25%0.02″82°71°+8°
Ozone at AQI 80 now. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 90 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 90 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 90
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
West Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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 3, 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 — West Point
SPC has placed West Point in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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.