Hartford, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hartford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers18%0.80″90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain30%0.12″83°73°-7°
- MondayJul 6Clear16%—83°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——83°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—94°66°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—94°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—93°74°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 85. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hartford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62048
16-Day Forecast — Hartford
- Sat90°75°18%
- Sun83°73°30%
- Mon83°68°16%
- Tue83°62°7%
- Wed94°66°10%
- Thu94°76°33%
- Fri93°74°44%
- Sat80°66°26%
- Sun79°60°6%
- Mon81°59°6%
- Tue79°59°11%
- Wed85°59°14%
- Thu92°67°19%
- Fri92°73°23%
- Sat82°68°19%
- Sun78°68°30%
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 — Hartford
SPC has placed Hartford 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 Hartford
- 62087
- 62048