Ridgway, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle19%—93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—89°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm26%—87°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—84°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear24%—87°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—92°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm39%0.39″88°71°-4°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ridgway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62979
16-Day Forecast — Ridgway
- Sat93°70°19%
- Sun89°72°22%
- Mon87°72°26%
- Tue84°69°18%
- Wed87°67°24%
- Thu92°71°33%
- Fri88°71°39%
- Sat89°71°22%
- Sun79°65°14%
- Mon74°59°6%
- Tue79°61°7%
- Wed82°63°10%
- Thu83°65°16%
- Fri78°71°14%
- Sat82°71°26%
- Sun90°72°26%
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 — Ridgway
SPC has placed Ridgway in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Ridgway
- 62979