Crescent City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crescent City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain60%1.4″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—81°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—81°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——81°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%0.02″81°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—79°66°-2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.91 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crescent City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60928
16-Day Forecast — Crescent City
- Sat88°71°60%
- Sun81°69°20%
- Mon81°65°10%
- Tue81°61°3%
- Wed81°62°5%
- Thu81°69°39%
- Fri79°66°39%
- Sat82°63°14%
- Sun70°61°7%
- Mon74°56°9%
- Tue77°59°11%
- Wed80°62°35%
- Thu82°66°24%
- Fri81°69°26%
- Sat86°68°19%
- Sun83°71°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 — Crescent City
SPC has placed Crescent City 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 Crescent City
- 60928