Elsah, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elsah weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—93°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain22%4.4″82°72°-11°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%—86°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—91°66°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%—93°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle43%0.05″89°73°-4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elsah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62028
16-Day Forecast — Elsah
- Sat93°76°17%
- Sun82°72°22%
- Mon86°70°22%
- Tue84°66°5%
- Wed91°66°10%
- Thu93°73°35%
- Fri89°73°43%
- Sat87°73°23%
- Sun77°62°6%
- Mon78°58°6%
- Tue79°60°10%
- Wed82°64°13%
- Thu83°65°13%
- Fri82°68°19%
- Sat86°70°17%
- Sun90°73°14%
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 — Elsah
SPC has placed Elsah 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 Elsah
- 62028