Carrollton, Illinois Weather
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Carrollton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle51%0.03″79°58°—
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail73%0.04″91°57°+12°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast73%—71°59°-20°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——76°56°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—79°56°+3°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail56%0.08″77°64°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast56%—73°59°-4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:49 AM
- Moonset
- 9:47 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Carrollton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Carrollton
- Tue79°58°51%
- Wed91°57°73%
- Thu71°59°73%
- Fri76°56°5%
- Sat79°56°13%
- Sun77°64°56%
- Mon73°59°56%
- Tue69°55°20%
- Wed76°62°17%
- Thu89°63°22%
- Fri79°66°28%
- Sat76°66°48%
- Sun85°68°33%
- Mon85°68°47%
- Tue79°61°48%
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 — Carrollton
SPC has placed Carrollton in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Carrollton
- 62016