Garden Prairie, Illinois Weather
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Garden Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain70%0.42″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm29%0.03″81°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%0.05″80°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle25%—76°63°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Garden Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61038
16-Day Forecast — Garden Prairie
- Sat81°68°70%
- Sun80°65°8%
- Mon77°61°2%
- Tue80°58°1%
- Wed81°60°29%
- Thu80°66°46%
- Fri76°63°25%
- Sat73°58°7%
- Sun75°56°7%
- Mon74°55°10%
- Tue79°56°6%
- Wed77°60°33%
- Thu81°63°29%
- Fri75°67°21%
- Sat78°60°23%
- Sun73°57°29%
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 — Garden Prairie
SPC includes Garden Prairie 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 Garden Prairie
- 61038