Yale, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Yale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle28%0.04″91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle23%0.04″85°73°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—85°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—83°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear15%—85°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%—87°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle40%0.06″82°70°-5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 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 42 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Yale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62481
16-Day Forecast — Yale
- Sat91°73°28%
- Sun85°73°23%
- Mon85°69°17%
- Tue83°66°12%
- Wed85°64°15%
- Thu87°70°31%
- Fri82°70°40%
- Sat85°70°29%
- Sun76°60°10%
- Mon70°58°6%
- Tue78°61°8%
- Wed81°63°16%
- Thu81°65°26%
- Fri79°70°29%
- Sat86°70°32%
- Sun81°72°30%
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 — Yale
SPC has placed Yale 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 Yale
- 62481