Essex, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—80°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——83°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail59%0.02″84°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers52%0.07″80°69°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail24%—82°68°+2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — 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 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Essex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60935
16-Day Forecast — Essex
- Sun79°69°20%
- Mon81°65°5%
- Tue83°63°0%
- Wed83°63°4%
- Thu84°69°59%
- Fri80°69°52%
- Sat82°68°24%
- Sun83°69°14%
- Mon75°57°7%
- Tue74°54°9%
- Wed77°55°9%
- Thu79°63°16%
- Fri82°62°29%
- Sat83°67°35%
- Sun84°64°26%
- Mon87°67°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Essex
SPC includes Essex in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Essex
- 60935