Gilman, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.01″82°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.13″83°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail48%—83°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle22%0.02″82°68°-1°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gilman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60938
16-Day Forecast — Gilman
- Sun80°68°24%
- Mon82°65°7%
- Tue81°62°1%
- Wed81°66°4%
- Thu83°68°49%
- Fri83°72°48%
- Sat82°68°22%
- Sun84°68°12%
- Mon86°70°7%
- Tue88°76°6%
- Wed76°57°8%
- Thu77°55°32%
- Fri80°58°26%
- Sat84°65°26%
- Sun86°70°26%
- Mon86°68°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Gilman
SPC includes Gilman in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Gilman
- 60938