Big Foot Prairie, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Foot Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle57%0.02″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—80°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°61°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°56°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—80°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%0.07″75°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—77°60°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
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 42 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Big Foot Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Big Foot Prairie
- Sat82°68°57%
- Sun80°63°15%
- Mon78°61°2%
- Tue81°56°1%
- Wed80°60°17%
- Thu75°65°48%
- Fri77°60°35%
- Sat81°60°10%
- Sun66°56°11%
- Mon72°54°8%
- Tue74°58°7%
- Wed78°61°29%
- Thu82°65°14%
- Fri82°67°26%
- Sat86°68°27%
- Sun84°69°32%
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 — Big Foot Prairie
SPC includes Big Foot Prairie 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 Big Foot Prairie
- 60033