Poplar Grove, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poplar Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle60%0.02″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—82°63°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°62°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°56°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—80°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle30%0.12″75°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—78°61°+3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Poplar Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61065
16-Day Forecast — Poplar Grove
- Sat83°68°60%
- Sun82°63°13%
- Mon78°62°2%
- Tue80°56°2%
- Wed80°61°25%
- Thu75°65°30%
- Fri78°61°23%
- Sat81°60°14%
- Sun66°58°10%
- Mon73°54°8%
- Tue74°58°10%
- Wed78°61°25%
- Thu82°65°14%
- Fri83°67°26%
- Sat85°68°30%
- Sun84°70°29%
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 — Poplar Grove
SPC includes Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove
- 61065