Big Foot Prairie, Illinois Weather
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Big Foot Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm12%—72°58°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain72%3.1″62°55°-10°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Rain59%0.06″68°55°+6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——67°52°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle10%—70°54°+3°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle47%0.15″58°53°-12°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy44%—67°47°+9°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
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).
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- Moonrise
- 6:28 AM
- Moonset
- 9:53 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Big Foot Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Big Foot Prairie
- Tue72°58°12%
- Wed62°55°72%
- Thu68°55°59%
- Fri67°52°5%
- Sat70°54°10%
- Sun58°53°47%
- Mon67°47°44%
- Tue74°51°8%
- Wed77°57°13%
- Thu78°61°21%
- Fri76°69°27%
- Sat86°67°35%
- Sun87°70°32%
- Mon87°73°43%
- Tue88°73°41%
- Wed88°74°26%
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 — Big Foot Prairie
SPC has placed Big Foot Prairie 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 Big Foot Prairie
- 60033