Gibson City, Illinois Weather
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Gibson City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain74%1.2″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers26%0.99″83°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—77°63°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——82°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail42%0.01″82°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle40%0.13″82°70°0°
AQI 32 (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 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.
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 47 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gibson City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60936
16-Day Forecast — Gibson City
- Sat88°71°74%
- Sun83°70°26%
- Mon77°63°12%
- Tue79°59°3%
- Wed82°63°6%
- Thu82°70°42%
- Fri82°70°40%
- Sat73°59°12%
- Sun73°55°7%
- Mon73°58°7%
- Tue75°54°12%
- Wed77°61°35%
- Thu80°62°23%
- Fri80°67°32%
- Sat75°68°36%
- Sun73°61°45%
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 — Gibson City
SPC has placed Gibson City 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 Gibson City
- 60936