Sailor Springs, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sailor Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers26%1.1″83°72°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle19%0.02″87°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—84°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear17%—86°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—88°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers30%0.22″84°71°-4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 37 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sailor Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62879
16-Day Forecast — Sailor Springs
- Sat91°72°24%
- Sun83°72°26%
- Mon87°70°19%
- Tue84°67°13%
- Wed86°66°17%
- Thu88°71°30%
- Fri84°71°30%
- Sat87°73°27%
- Sun76°62°11%
- Mon72°58°5%
- Tue79°61°6%
- Wed82°63°13%
- Thu81°66°20%
- Fri79°71°23%
- Sat86°70°29%
- Sun87°73°23%
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 — Sailor Springs
SPC has placed Sailor Springs 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 Sailor Springs
- 62879
- 62824