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Bull Valley, Illinois Weather

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Bull Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bull Valley, IL
Thursday, June 4 at 6:42 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
28%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Bull Valley, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBull Valley, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 67°H 84°
Bull Valley, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    54%
    0.14″
    75°67°-10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    61%
    83°64°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    76°60°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.15″
    69°63°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    34%
    0.01″
    84°67°+15°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    22%
    0.01″
    85°67°+1°
Bull Valley, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 68°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Bull Valley, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.9981.7981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bull Valley, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Hazardous
+6 in 6hPeak ~93 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 553 by mid-afternoon.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
139μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 553 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 553
Bull Valley, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
140.7mi
UNLIMITED
152 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:42 UTC ·Bull Valley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:42 UTC ·Bull Valley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bull Valley, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bull Valley, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bull Valley, IL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bull Valley, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:48 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Bull Valley, IL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Bull Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Bull Valley

SPC has placed Bull Valley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Bull Valley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.