Beardstown, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beardstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle22%—89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—84°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle11%—84°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——82°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%—88°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle41%—82°70°-6°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Beardstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62618
16-Day Forecast — Beardstown
- Sat89°70°22%
- Sun84°71°17%
- Mon84°67°11%
- Tue82°63°3%
- Wed89°64°5%
- Thu88°71°41%
- Fri82°70°41%
- Sat85°69°19%
- Sun74°60°7%
- Mon76°57°5%
- Tue77°61°10%
- Wed80°64°13%
- Thu84°65°16%
- Fri83°68°26%
- Sat87°69°13%
- Sun89°73°13%
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 — Beardstown
SPC has placed Beardstown 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 Beardstown
- 62618