Ava, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ava weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—87°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——87°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—91°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm45%0.19″91°70°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle40%—86°70°-5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ava at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62907
16-Day Forecast — Ava
- Sun85°69°17%
- Mon87°70°10%
- Tue83°69°7%
- Wed87°64°9%
- Thu91°72°35%
- Fri91°70°45%
- Sat86°70°40%
- Sun90°70°22%
- Mon91°73°9%
- Tue100°75°6%
- Wed84°70°10%
- Thu83°61°16%
- Fri88°63°30%
- Sat92°68°32%
- Sun95°73°27%
- Mon95°76°23%
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 — Ava
SPC includes Ava 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 Ava
- 62907