Inverness, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Inverness weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—76°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°61°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers52%0.24″81°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—82°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle20%0.01″82°66°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Inverness at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Inverness
- Sun73°65°17%
- Mon78°62°3%
- Tue83°61°0%
- Wed83°67°8%
- Thu81°68°52%
- Fri82°65°44%
- Sat82°66°20%
- Sun86°68°13%
- Mon88°69°7%
- Tue90°71°6%
- Wed74°62°10%
- Thu80°59°15%
- Fri82°62°16%
- Sat86°68°16%
- Sun86°70°17%
- Mon89°71°13%
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 — Inverness
SPC includes Inverness in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Inverness
- 60010
- 60067
- 60006