Pontoosuc, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontoosuc weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%0.37″84°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—82°68°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pontoosuc at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pontoosuc
- Sat86°70°24%
- Sun87°71°9%
- Mon82°68°2%
- Tue84°64°1%
- Wed87°65°8%
- Thu84°70°40%
- Fri82°68°35%
- Sat75°65°12%
- Sun78°59°16%
- Mon80°59°7%
- Tue84°63°4%
- Wed86°71°16%
- Thu90°71°14%
- Fri90°73°19%
- Sat92°75°23%
- Sun87°70°19%
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 — Pontoosuc
SPC has placed Pontoosuc in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Pontoosuc
- 62330
- 62358