Oblong, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oblong weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers25%0.05″91°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—85°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain14%1.6″86°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—83°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——85°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%—87°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers39%0.35″83°71°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 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 53 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oblong at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62449
16-Day Forecast — Oblong
- Sat91°74°25%
- Sun85°74°27%
- Mon86°70°14%
- Tue83°66°11%
- Wed85°64°5%
- Thu87°70°31%
- Fri83°71°39%
- Sat85°71°27%
- Sun76°61°7%
- Mon70°58°6%
- Tue77°61°12%
- Wed81°63°16%
- Thu81°66°26%
- Fri80°70°29%
- Sat86°70°32%
- Sun83°73°30%
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 — Oblong
SPC has placed Oblong 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 Oblong
- 62449