Cable, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cable weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy66%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—85°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—83°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—83°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—79°65°-4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI projected to climb to 39 over the next 6 hours.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cable 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.
16-Day Forecast — Cable
- Sat85°69°66%
- Sun85°69°21%
- Mon82°65°2%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed83°63°16%
- Thu83°69°26%
- Fri79°65°25%
- Sat84°65°15%
- Sun68°59°9%
- Mon74°56°6%
- Tue76°60°9%
- Wed80°65°15%
- Thu81°66°19%
- Fri82°68°20%
- Sat84°70°23%
- Sun85°72°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 — Cable
SPC has placed Cable 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 Cable
- 61281