Cable, Illinois Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cable weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——83°54°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast12%—87°55°+4°
- FridayJun 5Showers60%0.22″82°67°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers56%0.50″84°63°+2°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle23%—83°66°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers48%0.02″78°67°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle25%—82°70°+4°
Ozone at AQI 71 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 8.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Cable at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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 3, 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 — Cable
SPC has placed Cable in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.