Berkeley, Illinois Weather
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Berkeley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm26%0.03″76°62°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain99%1.6″65°56°-11°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle50%—73°57°+8°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy——71°57°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—72°57°+1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Drizzle51%0.28″65°60°-7°
- MondayJun 22Overcast51%—69°58°+4°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:27 AM
- Moonset
- 9:47 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Berkeley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Berkeley
- Tue76°62°26%
- Wed65°56°99%
- Thu73°57°50%
- Fri71°57°4%
- Sat72°57°15%
- Sun65°60°51%
- Mon69°58°51%
- Tue79°56°9%
- Wed83°62°12%
- Thu85°68°23%
- Fri92°70°22%
- Sat95°78°34%
- Sun96°78°32%
- Mon94°77°37%
- Tue95°75°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Berkeley
SPC has placed Berkeley in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Berkeley
- 60164
- 60163