Hidalgo, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hidalgo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle39%0.03″91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle42%0.02″82°72°-9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—85°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—83°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear16%—85°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—86°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle39%0.04″81°70°-5°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hidalgo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62432
16-Day Forecast — Hidalgo
- Sat91°73°39%
- Sun82°72°42%
- Mon85°68°15%
- Tue83°65°11%
- Wed85°64°16%
- Thu86°70°30%
- Fri81°70°39%
- Sat86°70°29%
- Sun75°60°10%
- Mon70°58°6%
- Tue77°60°8%
- Wed81°63°16%
- Thu81°65°26%
- Fri79°70°29%
- Sat86°70°32%
- Sun80°72°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 — Hidalgo
SPC has placed Hidalgo in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Hidalgo
- 62432