Farmer City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Farmer City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers71%3.2″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—81°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°63°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——83°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers43%0.02″80°69°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm43%0.05″85°70°+5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 4h 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Farmer City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61842
16-Day Forecast — Farmer City
- Sat87°70°71%
- Sun81°69°33%
- Mon78°63°9%
- Tue79°59°3%
- Wed83°64°2%
- Thu80°69°43%
- Fri85°70°43%
- Sat75°60°12%
- Sun73°55°14%
- Mon73°58°5%
- Tue75°54°6%
- Wed77°61°23%
- Thu81°62°20%
- Fri83°67°27%
- Sat74°68°39%
- Sun74°62°61%
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 — Farmer City
SPC has placed Farmer City 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 Farmer City
- 61842