Smithboro, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain22%1.9″82°72°-11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—86°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear10%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—86°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Showers37%0.08″85°70°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
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 40 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Smithboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 62284
16-Day Forecast — Smithboro
- Sat93°72°27%
- Sun82°72°22%
- Mon86°69°12%
- Tue84°66°7%
- Wed87°66°10%
- Thu86°72°34%
- Fri85°70°37%
- Sat86°71°27%
- Sun75°61°6%
- Mon73°58°6%
- Tue77°60°11%
- Wed81°63°9%
- Thu81°66°16%
- Fri82°68°23%
- Sat86°69°23%
- Sun86°72°16%
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 — Smithboro
SPC has placed Smithboro 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 Smithboro
- 62284