Bonfield, Illinois Weather
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Bonfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—80°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°62°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail58%0.45″83°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm50%—82°69°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle25%—83°68°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 48 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bonfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 60913
16-Day Forecast — Bonfield
- Sun80°69°17%
- Mon80°65°6%
- Tue83°62°1%
- Wed82°66°4%
- Thu83°68°58%
- Fri82°69°50%
- Sat83°68°25%
- Sun84°67°16%
- Mon87°70°8%
- Tue88°74°9%
- Wed75°58°9%
- Thu78°57°32%
- Fri80°58°26%
- Sat84°66°26%
- Sun86°71°26%
- Mon87°69°23%
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 — Bonfield
SPC includes Bonfield in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Bonfield
- 60913