Crete, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crete weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain72%0.48″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy15%—78°68°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——82°60°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——82°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm51%0.06″78°69°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle44%0.02″78°67°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Crete at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60417
16-Day Forecast — Crete
- Sat84°69°72%
- Sun78°67°15%
- Mon76°64°9%
- Tue82°60°2%
- Wed82°62°4%
- Thu78°69°51%
- Fri78°67°44%
- Sat73°60°13%
- Sun78°58°9%
- Mon75°58°9%
- Tue76°56°7%
- Wed78°61°36%
- Thu81°61°31%
- Fri74°67°24%
- Sat80°66°19%
- Sun74°61°45%
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 — Crete
SPC has placed Crete 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 Crete
- 60417