Scales Mound, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scales Mound weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain47%0.14″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—85°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——80°62°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—80°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%0.35″78°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—78°60°0°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Scales Mound at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61075
16-Day Forecast — Scales Mound
- Sat85°68°47%
- Sun85°67°24%
- Mon80°62°2%
- Tue80°60°1%
- Wed80°61°27%
- Thu78°67°42%
- Fri78°60°17%
- Sat83°63°12%
- Sun69°57°9%
- Mon74°55°8%
- Tue76°60°8%
- Wed79°63°19%
- Thu80°65°11%
- Fri82°67°23%
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun83°70°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 — Scales Mound
SPC includes Scales Mound 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 Scales Mound
- 61075