Gilberts, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilberts weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain75%1.9″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—79°63°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle14%—80°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%0.05″78°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle44%—75°63°-3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
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 44 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gilberts at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 60136
16-Day Forecast — Gilberts
- Sat82°68°75%
- Sun79°63°12%
- Mon76°61°3%
- Tue80°58°1%
- Wed80°60°14%
- Thu78°65°49%
- Fri75°63°44%
- Sat73°57°13%
- Sun75°55°8%
- Mon72°55°8%
- Tue78°57°7%
- Wed77°60°26%
- Thu80°62°19%
- Fri74°68°26%
- Sat78°60°21%
- Sun73°57°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 — Gilberts
SPC has placed Gilberts in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Gilberts
- 60118
- 60136