West Frankfort, Illinois Weather
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West Frankfort weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——80°55°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle35%0.02″84°57°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast37%—87°61°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle60%0.02″81°64°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast51%—77°57°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——80°57°+3°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Drizzle42%0.09″79°64°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:38 AM
- Moonset
- 8:33 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
West Frankfort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — West Frankfort
- Mon80°55°0%
- Tue84°57°35%
- Wed87°61°37%
- Thu81°64°60%
- Fri77°57°51%
- Sat80°57°3%
- Sun79°64°42%
- Mon75°63°53%
- Tue77°64°28%
- Wed87°64°8%
- Thu88°69°12%
- Fri91°73°23%
- Sat95°73°22%
- Sun96°76°28%
- Mon95°75°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 Frankfort
SPC has placed West Frankfort in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight 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 West Frankfort
- 62896