Medora, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Medora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers27%0.12″84°73°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle10%—84°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—89°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%0.04″87°72°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers41%0.04″85°71°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Medora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 62063
16-Day Forecast — Medora
- Sat93°74°22%
- Sun84°73°27%
- Mon84°69°10%
- Tue82°65°6%
- Wed89°65°13%
- Thu87°72°41%
- Fri85°71°41%
- Sat84°71°26%
- Sun75°60°6%
- Mon73°57°5%
- Tue75°60°11%
- Wed80°64°13%
- Thu81°65°13%
- Fri82°68°16%
- Sat84°69°23%
- Sun87°72°16%
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 — Medora
SPC has placed Medora 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 Medora
- 62063