Standard, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Standard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—83°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm47%1.8″82°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm46%0.02″80°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%0.01″81°68°+1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 39 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Standard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 61363
16-Day Forecast — Standard
- Sun83°69°13%
- Mon82°65°3%
- Tue81°62°1%
- Wed82°65°6%
- Thu82°68°47%
- Fri80°68°46%
- Sat81°68°22%
- Sun85°68°13%
- Mon88°70°6%
- Tue89°74°5%
- Wed74°60°9%
- Thu76°56°29%
- Fri81°59°17%
- Sat84°67°26%
- Sun86°72°23%
- Mon88°71°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Standard
SPC includes Standard in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Standard
- 61326
- 61363