Sheldon, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sheldon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain45%0.95″87°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast41%—80°68°-7°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear15%—77°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——80°59°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—81°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—75°62°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—79°61°+4°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sheldon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 60966
15-Day Forecast — Sheldon
- Sat87°72°45%
- Sun80°68°41%
- Mon77°61°15%
- Tue80°59°6%
- Wed81°61°10%
- Thu75°62°37%
- Fri79°61°32%
- Sat84°68°21%
- Sun77°63°8%
- Mon88°68°8%
- Tue71°61°10%
- Wed77°59°13%
- Thu78°61°37%
- Fri81°66°21%
- Sat76°60°10%
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 — Sheldon
SPC has placed Sheldon 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 Sheldon
- 60966