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Stonefort, Illinois Weather

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

Stonefort, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:46 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
54%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Stonefort, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStonefort, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 82°
Stonefort, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°64°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    86°66°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    49%
    0.91″
    73°70°-13°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    67%
    0.02″
    84°69°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    86°71°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    29%
    80°70°-6°
Stonefort, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 88°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 11 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2712SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stonefort, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.11004.31004.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Stonefort, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
7.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 34

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stonefort, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
16:46 UTC ·Stonefort, 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
16:46 UTC ·Stonefort, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stonefort, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stonefort, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stonefort, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stonefort, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:16 AM
Moonset
2:04 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Stonefort, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stonefort at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 — Stonefort

SPC has placed Stonefort 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 Stonefort

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.