Wood River, Illinois Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wood River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers31%0.13″84°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle—0.04″88°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—95°72°+8°
- FridayJul 10Showers44%0.05″92°72°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%—88°73°-4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 12:19 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Wood River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 62095
16-Day Forecast — Wood River
- Sun84°69°31%
- Mon88°71°5%
- Tue87°71°3%
- Wed87°67°7%
- Thu95°72°20%
- Fri92°72°44%
- Sat88°73°44%
- Sun82°72°20%
- Mon90°71°5%
- Tue89°71°7%
- Wed81°66°13%
- Thu82°62°13%
- Fri81°67°16%
- Sat76°68°14%
- Sun80°65°16%
- Mon87°66°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Wood River
SPC includes Wood River in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Wood River
- 62084
- 62095