Flora, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Flora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers22%3.6″80°71°-13°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—86°69°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—84°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear19%—86°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—87°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers30%0.20″83°71°-4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 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 34 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Flora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62839
16-Day Forecast — Flora
- Sat93°72°24%
- Sun80°71°22%
- Mon86°69°18%
- Tue84°67°13%
- Wed86°66°19%
- Thu87°71°30%
- Fri83°71°30%
- Sat87°73°25%
- Sun76°62°12%
- Mon72°58°4%
- Tue79°61°6%
- Wed82°64°10%
- Thu81°66°16%
- Fri79°71°19%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun87°73°17%
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 — Flora
SPC has placed Flora 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 Flora
- 62839