Apple River, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apple River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers39%0.55″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—84°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°61°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—80°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers42%0.48″77°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—78°60°+1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46), ratio 0.69 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46), ratio 0.69 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Apple River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61001
16-Day Forecast — Apple River
- Sat84°67°39%
- Sun84°67°24%
- Mon80°61°2%
- Tue80°59°1%
- Wed80°60°26%
- Thu77°67°42%
- Fri78°60°19%
- Sat81°63°12%
- Sun69°57°9%
- Mon74°55°9%
- Tue76°59°8%
- Wed79°63°24%
- Thu80°65°16%
- Fri82°67°26%
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun84°70°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 — Apple River
SPC includes Apple River in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Apple River
- 61001