Oakdale, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—86°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—87°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——84°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—92°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm48%0.06″90°69°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle42%—85°69°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oakdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sun84°69°16%
- Mon87°70°10%
- Tue84°69°6%
- Wed88°64°7%
- Thu92°73°36%
- Fri90°69°48%
- Sat85°69°42%
- Sun90°70°21%
- Mon93°73°12%
- Tue103°76°6%
- Wed85°69°11%
- Thu83°60°14%
- Fri89°64°27%
- Sat93°69°24%
- Sun98°74°29%
- Mon94°77°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 includes Oakdale 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 Oakdale
- 62268