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Golf, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Golf weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Golf, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 8:43 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
89%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Golf, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGolf, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 65°H 80°
Golf, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    82%
    0.66″
    80°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    71°65°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    73°66°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    74°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    26%
    85°66°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    0.04″
    78°66°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    73°66°-5°
Golf, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · veering 6°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the sw.
Golf, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.6991.8992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Golf, IL
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.97 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
1.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Golf, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
40 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
13:43 UTC · Golf, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:43 UTC · Golf, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Golf, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Golf, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Golf, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Golf, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Golf, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Golf at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60029

16-Day Forecast — Golf

  1. Sat80°66°82%
  2. Sun71°64°13%
  3. Mon73°66°8%
  4. Tue74°65°2%
  5. Wed85°66°26%
  6. Thu78°66°35%
  7. Fri73°66°35%
  8. Sat83°66°18%
  9. Sun69°63°11%
  10. Mon73°61°13%
  11. Tue75°66°8%
  12. Wed84°67°23%
  13. Thu83°70°16%
  14. Fri88°73°19%
  15. Sat83°73°19%
  16. Sun88°72°28%

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 — Golf

SPC has placed Golf 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 Golf

  • 60029

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.