Gridley, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gridley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers69%0.74″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—80°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——80°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—81°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle38%0.09″82°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—77°65°-5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gridley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61744
16-Day Forecast — Gridley
- Sat85°70°69%
- Sun80°69°16%
- Mon80°63°4%
- Tue80°59°5%
- Wed81°62°12%
- Thu82°68°38%
- Fri77°65°38%
- Sat81°64°20%
- Sun70°58°7%
- Mon72°55°8%
- Tue76°59°13%
- Wed79°62°23%
- Thu81°64°19%
- Fri82°69°26%
- Sat84°70°29%
- Sun82°72°39%
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 — Gridley
SPC has placed Gridley 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 Gridley
- 61744