Wilton Center, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wilton Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain69%4.4″82°70°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy14%—79°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°61°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail49%0.13″81°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast43%—80°63°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wilton Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
16-Day Forecast — Wilton Center
- Sat82°70°69%
- Sun79°67°14%
- Mon79°64°3%
- Tue82°61°2%
- Wed81°60°5%
- Thu81°68°49%
- Fri80°63°43%
- Sat81°62°15%
- Sun69°60°9%
- Mon76°56°9%
- Tue77°60°9%
- Wed80°62°29%
- Thu82°65°25%
- Fri80°69°19%
- Sat85°69°24%
- Sun82°71°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 — Wilton Center
SPC has placed Wilton Center 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 Wilton Center
- 60442