New Boston, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Boston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast43%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—85°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——81°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm34%—82°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—82°66°0°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 2.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 40 now. With UV 2.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Boston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61272
16-Day Forecast — New Boston
- Sat85°69°43%
- Sun85°70°16%
- Mon82°65°3%
- Tue81°62°2%
- Wed85°63°11%
- Thu82°70°34%
- Fri82°66°28%
- Sat85°66°14%
- Sun70°59°10%
- Mon76°56°9%
- Tue77°61°8%
- Wed81°65°23%
- Thu83°66°17%
- Fri84°68°19%
- Sat85°71°23%
- Sun87°72°19%
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 Boston
SPC has placed New Boston 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 Boston
- 61272