El Dara, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Dara weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle22%0.06″84°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle12%—82°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——82°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%0.02″88°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle42%0.06″84°71°-4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 45 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43 now. With UV 3.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
El Dara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
16-Day Forecast — El Dara
- Sat90°73°17%
- Sun84°72°22%
- Mon82°68°12%
- Tue82°63°2%
- Wed89°64°6%
- Thu88°71°40%
- Fri84°71°42%
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun74°59°6%
- Mon76°56°6%
- Tue78°60°11%
- Wed82°64°13%
- Thu83°64°16%
- Fri83°67°23%
- Sat85°70°13%
- Sun89°72°13%
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 — El Dara
SPC has placed El Dara in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 El Dara
- 62312
- 62356