Capron, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Capron weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers62%0.12″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—80°64°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°61°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°56°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—80°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle30%0.11″75°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—78°61°+3°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Capron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
ZIP code: 61012
16-Day Forecast — Capron
- Sat82°68°62%
- Sun80°64°23%
- Mon78°61°2%
- Tue81°56°2%
- Wed80°60°25%
- Thu75°65°30%
- Fri78°61°22%
- Sat81°60°14%
- Sun66°58°10%
- Mon73°55°8%
- Tue74°58°10%
- Wed78°61°29%
- Thu82°65°14%
- Fri83°67°26%
- Sat85°68°27%
- Sun84°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 — Capron
SPC includes Capron 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 Capron
- 61012