Buffalo Prairie, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast48%—85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—85°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°65°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm37%—81°69°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—81°65°0°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buffalo Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61237
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo Prairie
- Sat85°68°48%
- Sun85°69°17%
- Mon81°65°3%
- Tue80°62°2%
- Wed83°63°10%
- Thu81°69°37%
- Fri81°65°24%
- Sat84°66°14%
- Sun68°58°9%
- Mon74°55°7%
- Tue76°61°6%
- Wed80°65°10%
- Thu81°66°19%
- Fri82°68°19%
- Sat84°70°19%
- Sun86°71°29%
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 — Buffalo Prairie
SPC has placed Buffalo Prairie 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 Buffalo Prairie
- 61237
- 61279