Bellmont, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bellmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—86°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—87°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast33%—82°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear16%—86°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%—88°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%—88°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm43%—81°71°-7°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bellmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62811
16-Day Forecast — Bellmont
- Sun86°70°18%
- Mon87°71°17%
- Tue82°70°33%
- Wed86°65°16%
- Thu88°70°39%
- Fri88°73°47%
- Sat81°71°43%
- Sun88°69°15%
- Mon90°71°9%
- Tue95°75°5%
- Wed83°65°11%
- Thu81°60°19%
- Fri84°63°26%
- Sat90°67°39%
- Sun92°76°34%
- Mon90°77°33%
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 — Bellmont
SPC includes Bellmont 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 Bellmont
- 62811