Gorham, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gorham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers25%0.63″96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain26%0.88″85°70°-11°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm30%—86°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—87°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy17%—88°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—93°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers30%—89°73°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gorham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62940
16-Day Forecast — Gorham
- Sat96°72°25%
- Sun85°70°26%
- Mon86°71°30%
- Tue87°69°18%
- Wed88°67°17%
- Thu93°71°30%
- Fri89°73°30%
- Sat90°70°16%
- Sun80°65°11%
- Mon78°59°4%
- Tue80°60°4%
- Wed85°64°10%
- Thu80°66°13%
- Fri80°68°10%
- Sat88°71°23%
- Sun92°73°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 — Gorham
SPC has placed Gorham 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 Gorham
- 62940