German Valley, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
German Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain43%0.66″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—83°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—80°62°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—80°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%0.32″77°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—79°61°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.
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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
German Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61039
16-Day Forecast — German Valley
- Sat81°67°43%
- Sun83°65°20%
- Mon80°62°11%
- Tue80°58°1%
- Wed80°61°11%
- Thu77°68°48%
- Fri79°61°26%
- Sat80°62°11%
- Sun68°58°8%
- Mon74°55°9%
- Tue76°58°9%
- Wed78°62°26%
- Thu81°66°13%
- Fri82°67°26%
- Sat84°69°26%
- Sun83°71°32%
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 — German Valley
SPC includes German Valley 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 German Valley
- 61039