Burlington, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain72%0.52″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—79°63°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°61°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°58°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers13%—80°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle51%0.03″80°66°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle46%0.01″75°63°-5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 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 44 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60109
16-Day Forecast — Burlington
- Sat82°68°72%
- Sun79°63°13%
- Mon77°61°7%
- Tue79°58°1%
- Wed80°60°13%
- Thu80°66°51%
- Fri75°63°46%
- Sat72°58°14%
- Sun74°56°8%
- Mon72°55°8%
- Tue77°57°7%
- Wed76°60°26%
- Thu80°62°19%
- Fri74°66°26%
- Sat77°60°21%
- Sun71°57°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 — Burlington
SPC has placed Burlington 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 Burlington
- 60140
- 60109
- 60178