El Dara, Illinois Weather
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El Dara weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——85°59°—
- FridayJun 5Drizzle27%0.04″85°68°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle24%—84°68°-1°
- SundayJun 7Showers49%0.06″83°69°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers59%—82°69°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm31%—85°68°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm18%—90°74°+5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:32 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
El Dara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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 — El Dara
SPC has placed El Dara in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.