Elizabeth, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabeth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain48%0.50″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—85°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°62°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—81°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.07″77°68°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—79°61°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.5 µg/m³.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elizabeth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61028
16-Day Forecast — Elizabeth
- Sat83°67°48%
- Sun85°68°26%
- Mon81°62°2%
- Tue81°60°1%
- Wed81°60°23%
- Thu77°68°43%
- Fri79°61°18%
- Sat82°63°14%
- Sun69°58°8%
- Mon75°55°7%
- Tue76°60°7%
- Wed79°64°24%
- Thu81°66°16%
- Fri83°67°26%
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun83°71°35%
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 — Elizabeth
SPC includes Elizabeth in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Elizabeth
- 61028