Red Bud, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Bud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—95°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle20%0.01″86°72°-9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—88°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—87°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—91°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—98°72°+7°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm29%0.02″90°73°-8°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Red Bud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62278
16-Day Forecast — Red Bud
- Sat95°74°34%
- Sun86°72°20%
- Mon88°70°28%
- Tue87°68°28%
- Wed91°67°14%
- Thu98°72°29%
- Fri90°73°29%
- Sat93°73°16%
- Sun81°64°11%
- Mon79°59°2%
- Tue80°61°6%
- Wed84°64°9%
- Thu83°65°10%
- Fri82°69°14%
- Sat89°70°16%
- Sun92°72°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 — Red Bud
SPC has placed Red Bud 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 Red Bud
- 62278