Girard, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Girard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain35%0.18″90°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle30%0.03″80°71°-10°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%—83°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—86°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle29%0.02″86°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle31%0.20″83°71°-3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Girard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62640
16-Day Forecast — Girard
- Sat91°71°35%
- Sun80°71°30%
- Mon83°68°30%
- Tue81°64°9%
- Wed86°64°13%
- Thu86°71°29%
- Fri83°71°31%
- Sat83°70°16%
- Sun74°59°9%
- Mon73°57°4%
- Tue75°60°5%
- Wed79°63°10%
- Thu81°65°16%
- Fri82°67°23%
- Sat85°69°24%
- Sun84°72°23%
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 — Girard
SPC has placed Girard 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 Girard
- 62640