New Bedford, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Bedford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain59%0.11″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°58°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—82°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%—80°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—81°64°+1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Bedford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61346
16-Day Forecast — New Bedford
- Sat84°69°59%
- Sun83°67°20%
- Mon81°65°4%
- Tue79°58°1%
- Wed82°63°11%
- Thu80°68°48%
- Fri81°64°28%
- Sat82°65°15%
- Sun67°58°10%
- Mon73°56°8%
- Tue76°60°8%
- Wed79°63°29%
- Thu82°66°18%
- Fri83°68°29%
- Sat85°70°23%
- Sun85°72°39%
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 — New Bedford
SPC has placed New Bedford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 New Bedford
- 61346