Fairbury, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain65%0.42″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle24%0.03″82°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy10%—81°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°60°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%0.14″82°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast40%—77°66°-5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fairbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61739
16-Day Forecast — Fairbury
- Sat87°70°65%
- Sun82°69°24%
- Mon81°65°10%
- Tue80°60°2%
- Wed81°61°5%
- Thu82°68°41%
- Fri77°66°40%
- Sat81°65°13%
- Sun71°58°7%
- Mon72°55°6%
- Tue77°59°9%
- Wed79°63°23%
- Thu81°65°23%
- Fri81°69°20%
- Sat84°70°24%
- Sun83°72°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 — Fairbury
SPC has placed Fairbury 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 Fairbury
- 61739