Chadwick, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chadwick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle39%0.03″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—85°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Clear——80°60°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—81°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers30%0.32″78°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—79°63°+1°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chadwick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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: 61014
16-Day Forecast — Chadwick
- Sat82°69°39%
- Sun85°67°26%
- Mon80°60°2%
- Tue80°58°3%
- Wed81°61°24%
- Thu78°67°30%
- Fri79°63°28%
- Sat81°64°15%
- Sun67°58°6%
- Mon74°55°8%
- Tue74°59°13%
- Wed78°63°17%
- Thu81°66°16%
- Fri82°67°23%
- Sat84°69°32%
- Sun84°71°35%
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 — Chadwick
SPC includes Chadwick 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 Chadwick
- 61014