Bentley, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bentley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain25%0.09″84°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——81°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—87°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%—85°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—84°69°-1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bentley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bentley
- Sat88°71°20%
- Sun84°71°25%
- Mon83°65°9%
- Tue81°62°5%
- Wed87°63°12%
- Thu85°71°25%
- Fri84°69°24%
- Sat84°68°21%
- Sun72°58°11%
- Mon75°57°6%
- Tue78°60°6%
- Wed81°65°16%
- Thu82°65°16%
- Fri82°67°19%
- Sat85°70°13%
- Sun88°72°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 — Bentley
SPC has placed Bentley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Bentley
- 62321