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Riverton, Illinois Weather

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

Riverton, IL
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:06 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Riverton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 83°
Riverton, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    80°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°57°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    38%
    84°65°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    51%
    83°67°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    23%
    86°69°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    42%
    0.01″
    77°71°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    25%
    77°71°
Riverton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 50°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the se.
Riverton, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.11000.21000.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Riverton, IL
Air quality
38
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
6.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 78
Riverton, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
107.8mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
20:06 UTC ·Riverton, 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
20:06 UTC ·Riverton, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverton, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, IL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverton, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:49 AM
Moonset
12:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Riverton, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 — Riverton

SPC has placed Riverton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Riverton

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.