Albers, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Albers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers47%0.18″87°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle31%0.04″85°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—82°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——82°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——91°65°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—89°72°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—94°73°+5°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Albers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62215
16-Day Forecast — Albers
- Sat87°74°47%
- Sun85°71°31%
- Mon82°69°10%
- Tue82°62°3%
- Wed91°65°9%
- Thu89°72°35%
- Fri94°73°35%
- Sat80°65°31%
- Sun78°59°19%
- Mon80°58°5%
- Tue78°59°7%
- Wed83°59°10%
- Thu88°64°26%
- Fri89°70°18%
- Sat81°69°26%
- Sun76°67°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Albers
SPC has placed Albers in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Albers
- 62215
- 62265