Cairo, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cairo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—95°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain36%2.2″84°70°-11°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers36%—86°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle34%—88°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear18%—89°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—93°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—89°75°-4°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 31 now. With UV 0.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cairo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62914
16-Day Forecast — Cairo
- Sat95°71°19%
- Sun84°70°36%
- Mon86°70°36%
- Tue88°70°34%
- Wed89°68°18%
- Thu93°72°30%
- Fri89°75°33%
- Sat89°71°27%
- Sun84°66°18%
- Mon80°60°5%
- Tue81°60°7%
- Wed86°64°9%
- Thu80°65°11%
- Fri79°68°10%
- Sat90°70°29%
- Sun92°73°17%
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 — Cairo
SPC includes Cairo in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Cairo
- 62914