Ritchie, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ritchie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain68%1.2″85°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—79°68°-6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——80°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°61°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—81°61°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers35%0.13″81°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—80°64°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ritchie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.
16-Day Forecast — Ritchie
- Sat85°71°68%
- Sun79°68°18%
- Mon80°64°3%
- Tue83°61°4%
- Wed81°61°21%
- Thu81°69°35%
- Fri80°64°30%
- Sat82°63°15%
- Sun69°60°8%
- Mon75°55°9%
- Tue77°60°11%
- Wed80°62°29%
- Thu83°65°25%
- Fri81°69°19%
- Sat86°69°24%
- Sun83°71°33%
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 — Ritchie
SPC has placed Ritchie 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 Ritchie
- 60481