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Indian Creek, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Indian Creek, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:33 PM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Indian Creek, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIndian Creek, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 76°
Indian Creek, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    77%
    0.54″
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    76°65°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°62°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°61°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    0.04″
    84°65°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.22″
    72°64°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    78°60°+6°
Indian Creek, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · veering 174°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 19 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 174° from the n.
Indian Creek, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.8986.4986.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Indian Creek, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Indian Creek, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
75%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
04:33 UTC · Indian Creek, 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
04:33 UTC · Indian Creek, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Indian Creek, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Indian Creek, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Indian Creek, 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
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Indian Creek, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Indian Creek, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Indian Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Indian Creek

  1. Sat82°66°77%
  2. Sun76°65°18%
  3. Mon78°62°2%
  4. Tue83°61°1%
  5. Wed84°65°26%
  6. Thu72°64°44%
  7. Fri78°60°38%
  8. Sat75°60°9%
  9. Sun78°59°7%
  10. Mon78°61°6%
  11. Tue84°66°7%
  12. Wed84°63°18%
  13. Thu81°66°23%
  14. Fri84°68°20%
  15. Sat90°77°23%
  16. Sun85°65°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Indian Creek

SPC includes Indian Creek in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Indian Creek

  • 60061

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.