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Bull Valley, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bull Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bull Valley, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:33 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
82%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Bull Valley, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBull Valley, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 62°H 83°
Bull Valley, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    0.05″
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    80°62°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°60°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    80°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.07″
    76°65°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    40%
    77°61°+1°
Bull Valley, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 107°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the nnw.
Bull Valley, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.8980.2980.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bull Valley, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bull Valley, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.5mi
UNLIMITED
50 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:33 UTC · Bull Valley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:33 UTC · Bull Valley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bull Valley, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bull Valley, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bull Valley, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bull Valley, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bull Valley, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bull Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bull Valley

  1. Sat82°67°65%
  2. Sun80°62°19%
  3. Mon77°60°1%
  4. Tue80°57°1%
  5. Wed80°60°15%
  6. Thu76°65°47%
  7. Fri77°61°40%
  8. Sat82°60°11%
  9. Sun65°57°9%
  10. Mon72°54°8%
  11. Tue76°59°7%
  12. Wed79°62°29%
  13. Thu83°65°14%
  14. Fri83°67°26%
  15. Sat85°68°27%
  16. Sun85°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 — Bull Valley

SPC includes Bull Valley 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 Bull Valley

  • 60098
  • 60050

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.