Preemption, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Preemption weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast60%—84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—85°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——81°62°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—83°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm27%—81°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—79°65°-2°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Preemption at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61276
16-Day Forecast — Preemption
- Sat85°69°60%
- Sun85°69°20%
- Mon81°62°2%
- Tue79°61°3%
- Wed83°62°18%
- Thu81°68°27%
- Fri79°65°24%
- Sat84°65°15%
- Sun67°58°9%
- Mon74°56°6%
- Tue76°60°9%
- Wed80°65°15%
- Thu81°66°19%
- Fri82°68°20%
- Sat84°70°23%
- Sun85°71°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 — Preemption
SPC has placed Preemption 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 Preemption
- 61264
- 61281
- 61276