Glasford, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Glasford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain54%0.07″89°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—85°68°-4°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——82°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——80°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%0.04″82°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—78°65°-4°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Glasford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 61533
16-Day Forecast — Glasford
- Sat89°68°54%
- Sun85°68°19%
- Mon82°66°6%
- Tue80°61°3%
- Wed85°64°6%
- Thu82°70°41%
- Fri78°65°41%
- Sat83°66°15%
- Sun71°59°6%
- Mon74°57°7%
- Tue76°60°7%
- Wed79°63°16%
- Thu82°65°14%
- Fri82°69°26%
- Sat85°70°26%
- Sun85°72°20%
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 — Glasford
SPC has placed Glasford 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 Glasford
- 61533