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Carrollton, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Carrollton, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:49 PM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Carrollton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarrollton, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 89°
Carrollton, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    91°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    89°72°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°69°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    82°64°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    91°65°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.04″
    88°72°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.02″
    83°68°-5°
Carrollton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · backing 108°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 8 · pk 23 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 108° from the wsw.
Carrollton, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.1
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.1
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7989.9992.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Carrollton, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Carrollton, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.6mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
03:49 UTC · Carrollton, 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
03:49 UTC · Carrollton, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carrollton, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carrollton, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carrollton, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carrollton, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carrollton, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carrollton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62016

16-Day Forecast — Carrollton

  1. Sat91°74°22%
  2. Sun89°72°26%
  3. Mon88°69°6%
  4. Tue82°64°5%
  5. Wed91°65°8%
  6. Thu88°72°40%
  7. Fri83°68°40%
  8. Sat77°66°14%
  9. Sun78°62°7%
  10. Mon81°58°5%
  11. Tue86°63°2%
  12. Wed88°68°13%
  13. Thu91°67°16%
  14. Fri95°73°23%
  15. Sat95°75°19%
  16. Sun90°76°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Carrollton

SPC has placed Carrollton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Carrollton

  • 62016

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.