Crab Orchard, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crab Orchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle26%0.04″88°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—88°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—85°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—90°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—94°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm43%0.38″87°72°-7°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crab Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Crab Orchard
- Sat93°70°17%
- Sun88°71°26%
- Mon88°72°31%
- Tue85°69°15%
- Wed90°66°13%
- Thu94°71°22%
- Fri87°72°43%
- Sat90°71°32%
- Sun79°64°15%
- Mon76°58°9%
- Tue79°60°9%
- Wed85°63°9%
- Thu83°65°13%
- Fri81°68°13%
- Sat83°70°29%
- Sun90°72°19%
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 — Crab Orchard
SPC has placed Crab Orchard in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Crab Orchard
- 62959