Dalton City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dalton City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers42%0.47″89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain20%1.1″81°71°-8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—79°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm38%0.02″83°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—87°71°+4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 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 50 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dalton City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61925
16-Day Forecast — Dalton City
- Sat89°70°42%
- Sun81°71°20%
- Mon79°65°12%
- Tue80°59°4%
- Wed84°64°6%
- Thu83°70°38%
- Fri87°71°38%
- Sat75°62°21%
- Sun74°56°7%
- Mon75°58°5%
- Tue76°56°13%
- Wed78°61°19%
- Thu82°63°16%
- Fri86°68°19%
- Sat79°68°45%
- Sun75°66°42%
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 — Dalton City
SPC has placed Dalton 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 Dalton City
- 61925