Nora, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle37%0.04″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—84°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°59°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—80°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers32%0.47″75°67°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—78°59°+3°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61059
16-Day Forecast — Nora
- Sat82°67°37%
- Sun84°67°20%
- Mon80°59°2%
- Tue80°59°3%
- Wed80°60°25%
- Thu75°67°32%
- Fri78°59°21%
- Sat80°62°13%
- Sun69°57°7%
- Mon74°55°12%
- Tue75°59°11%
- Wed78°63°24%
- Thu80°65°16%
- Fri82°67°26%
- Sat84°69°23%
- Sun84°71°35%
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 — Nora
SPC includes Nora 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 Nora
- 61059