Ridge Farm, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridge Farm weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle16%0.02″82°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—80°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——83°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail53%—86°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Showers53%0.32″82°67°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm28%—85°67°+3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — 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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ridge Farm at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61870
16-Day Forecast — Ridge Farm
- Sun82°69°16%
- Mon80°67°20%
- Tue80°66°5%
- Wed83°65°5%
- Thu86°69°53%
- Fri82°67°53%
- Sat85°67°28%
- Sun84°68°15%
- Mon77°58°5%
- Tue72°54°5%
- Wed77°54°6%
- Thu80°61°23%
- Fri82°63°19%
- Sat83°65°39%
- Sun83°67°42%
- Mon84°67°32%
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 — Ridge Farm
SPC includes Ridge Farm 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 Ridge Farm
- 61870