Oakdale, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain33%0.11″93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain27%0.44″84°71°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%—87°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—86°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—89°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—93°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle39%—89°72°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 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 36 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oakdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62268
16-Day Forecast — Oakdale
- Sat93°73°33%
- Sun84°71°27%
- Mon87°70°27%
- Tue86°68°10%
- Wed89°67°11%
- Thu93°72°28%
- Fri89°72°39%
- Sat91°71°26%
- Sun78°63°16%
- Mon75°58°7%
- Tue78°60°10%
- Wed84°64°12%
- Thu80°65°13%
- Fri82°69°11%
- Sat86°70°15%
- Sun89°73°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 — Oakdale
SPC has placed Oakdale 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 Oakdale
- 62268