Ashland, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—83°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle11%—80°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——82°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%0.15″84°71°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers41%0.21″86°69°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ashland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62612
16-Day Forecast — Ashland
- Sat89°70°38%
- Sun83°69°11%
- Mon80°65°11%
- Tue82°61°4%
- Wed87°65°7%
- Thu84°71°41%
- Fri86°69°41%
- Sat73°61°17%
- Sun75°59°6%
- Mon76°58°5%
- Tue75°56°10%
- Wed79°59°16%
- Thu83°63°19%
- Fri85°68°26%
- Sat78°69°26%
- Sun76°63°29%
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 — Ashland
SPC has placed Ashland 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 Ashland
- 62612