Arcola, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arcola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle14%—84°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—80°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.54″85°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%0.09″84°72°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle26%—81°69°-3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arcola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61910
16-Day Forecast — Arcola
- Sun84°70°14%
- Mon80°68°12%
- Tue80°65°5%
- Wed83°64°4%
- Thu85°69°49%
- Fri84°72°49%
- Sat81°69°26%
- Sun85°68°16%
- Mon88°70°7%
- Tue89°75°5%
- Wed80°60°5%
- Thu78°55°29%
- Fri81°61°26%
- Sat87°65°32%
- Sun86°71°32%
- Mon86°72°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Arcola
SPC includes Arcola 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 Arcola
- 61910