Standard, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Standard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers79%2.3″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—83°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°58°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—81°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%0.02″79°66°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—78°63°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Standard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sat84°70°79%
- Sun83°68°14%
- Mon81°64°4%
- Tue79°58°2%
- Wed81°63°11%
- Thu79°66°48%
- Fri78°63°36%
- Sat81°64°15%
- Sun68°58°10%
- Mon72°56°9%
- Tue76°59°10%
- Wed78°62°32%
- Thu82°65°25%
- Fri80°68°32%
- Sat85°69°24%
- Sun83°71°29%
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 — Standard
SPC has placed Standard 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 Standard
- 61326
- 61363