Cordova, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cordova weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain33%0.26″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—82°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°60°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%—82°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—81°64°-1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.75 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cordova at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61242
16-Day Forecast — Cordova
- Sat83°68°33%
- Sun82°68°24%
- Mon82°63°2%
- Tue80°60°1%
- Wed83°63°10%
- Thu82°67°41%
- Fri81°64°20%
- Sat84°66°19%
- Sun69°59°8%
- Mon75°56°8%
- Tue76°60°8%
- Wed80°64°15%
- Thu82°66°19%
- Fri82°68°20%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun86°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 — Cordova
SPC has placed Cordova 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 Cordova
- 61242