Pontoon Beach, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontoon Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle16%—94°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain23%4.0″83°70°-11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—88°70°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—94°69°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—97°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm45%0.02″91°74°-6°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 57 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 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 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pontoon Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pontoon Beach
- Sat94°76°16%
- Sun83°70°23%
- Mon88°70°23%
- Tue86°69°9%
- Wed94°69°10%
- Thu97°76°32%
- Fri91°74°45%
- Sat91°75°26%
- Sun80°65°6%
- Mon79°61°6%
- Tue81°63°11%
- Wed84°67°12%
- Thu85°68°14%
- Fri82°69°10%
- Sat87°71°13%
- Sun94°75°16%
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 — Pontoon Beach
SPC has placed Pontoon Beach 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 Pontoon Beach
- 62025
- 62040