Fidelity, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fidelity weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Showers21%0.14″84°73°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle10%—84°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—88°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle40%0.04″87°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers41%0.04″85°71°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 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
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fidelity at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62030
16-Day Forecast — Fidelity
- Sat92°74°21%
- Sun84°73°21%
- Mon84°69°10%
- Tue82°65°6%
- Wed88°65°13%
- Thu87°72°40%
- Fri85°71°41%
- Sat84°71°26%
- Sun74°60°6%
- Mon73°57°5%
- Tue75°60°11%
- Wed80°63°13%
- Thu81°65°13%
- Fri82°68°16%
- Sat84°69°23%
- Sun87°72°16%
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 — Fidelity
SPC has placed Fidelity 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 Fidelity
- 62030