Indian Creek, Illinois Weather
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Indian Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain77%0.54″82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—76°65°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°61°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm26%0.04″84°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers44%0.22″72°64°-12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—78°60°+6°
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.
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
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat82°66°77%
- Sun76°65°18%
- Mon78°62°2%
- Tue83°61°1%
- Wed84°65°26%
- Thu72°64°44%
- Fri78°60°38%
- Sat75°60°9%
- Sun78°59°7%
- Mon78°61°6%
- Tue84°66°7%
- Wed84°63°18%
- Thu81°66°23%
- Fri84°68°20%
- Sat90°77°23%
- 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