Gifford, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gifford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain57%0.16″89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—82°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle13%—82°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——80°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——81°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%0.25″82°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—77°69°-5°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gifford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61847
16-Day Forecast — Gifford
- Sat89°70°57%
- Sun82°69°22%
- Mon82°65°13%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed81°61°5%
- Thu82°68°40%
- Fri77°69°37%
- Sat82°65°11%
- Sun70°57°7%
- Mon71°56°9%
- Tue77°59°11%
- Wed79°62°20%
- Thu81°65°25%
- Fri80°69°29%
- Sat85°70°26%
- Sun80°71°35%
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 — Gifford
SPC has placed Gifford 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 Gifford
- 61847