Prairie Grove, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——74°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°61°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—81°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers52%0.40″81°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—81°63°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%—81°65°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 2.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Prairie Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Prairie Grove
- Sun74°64°9%
- Mon81°61°2%
- Tue82°61°0%
- Wed81°65°10%
- Thu81°65°52%
- Fri81°63°37%
- Sat81°65°19%
- Sun85°68°13%
- Mon87°68°6%
- Tue90°69°7%
- Wed73°59°11%
- Thu79°58°17%
- Fri81°61°17%
- Sat84°68°13%
- Sun86°69°16%
- Mon88°70°16%
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 — Prairie Grove
SPC includes Prairie Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Prairie Grove
- 60014
- 60012
- 60050