Bishop Hill, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bishop Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers61%0.16″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—82°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——80°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——83°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail37%0.55″81°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—78°65°-3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bishop Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61419
16-Day Forecast — Bishop Hill
- Sat81°69°61%
- Sun82°68°12%
- Mon80°65°3%
- Tue81°59°1%
- Wed83°63°9%
- Thu81°68°37%
- Fri78°65°32%
- Sat74°59°9%
- Sun77°54°10%
- Mon76°57°6%
- Tue82°63°7%
- Wed81°66°29%
- Thu83°68°18%
- Fri86°73°32%
- Sat87°75°22%
- Sun83°66°26%
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 — Bishop Hill
SPC has placed Bishop Hill in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Bishop Hill
- 61419