Anchor, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Anchor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain65%0.76″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast48%—79°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—81°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%0.04″82°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—77°67°-5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.92 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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Anchor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61720
16-Day Forecast — Anchor
- Sat87°70°65%
- Sun79°69°48%
- Mon81°64°8%
- Tue80°59°5%
- Wed81°62°17%
- Thu82°68°35%
- Fri77°67°35%
- Sat81°65°19%
- Sun70°58°9%
- Mon72°55°8%
- Tue77°59°11%
- Wed78°62°23%
- Thu81°65°23%
- Fri80°69°20%
- Sat84°70°24%
- Sun82°72°35%
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 — Anchor
SPC has placed Anchor in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
ZIP codes in Anchor
- 61720