Galena, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Galena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain40%0.19″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—86°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°63°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle25%—82°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers32%0.07″80°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—79°61°-1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Galena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61036
16-Day Forecast — Galena
- Sat85°69°40%
- Sun86°69°22%
- Mon81°63°1%
- Tue81°61°3%
- Wed82°62°25%
- Thu80°68°32%
- Fri79°61°26%
- Sat85°64°12%
- Sun70°58°8%
- Mon76°55°9%
- Tue78°61°12%
- Wed80°64°19%
- Thu81°66°11%
- Fri84°67°23%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun84°71°33%
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 — Galena
SPC includes Galena in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Galena
- 61036