Elizabeth, Illinois Weather
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Elizabeth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——82°61°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——84°61°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast19%—81°62°-3°
- WednesdayAug 5Thunderstorm70%1.5″79°64°-2°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast51%—79°62°0°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——79°63°0°
- SaturdayAug 8Heavy Drizzle15%—87°68°+8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 32 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Great rains sometimes fall
Elizabeth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 61028
16-Day Forecast — Elizabeth
- Sun82°61°3%
- Mon84°61°0%
- Tue81°62°19%
- Wed79°64°70%
- Thu79°62°51%
- Fri79°63°5%
- Sat87°68°15%
- Sun90°69°23%
- Mon75°68°25%
- Tue78°67°31%
- Wed87°71°23%
- Thu89°70°25%
- Fri92°74°23%
- Sat77°65°26%
- Sun78°60°23%
- Mon79°67°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Elizabeth
SPC includes Elizabeth in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Elizabeth
Elizabeth sits in Jo Daviess County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 17m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 5m — a swing of +6h 12m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Chicago, the state’s largest city, lies about 134 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Elizabeth tracks is Lake Summerset, roughly 43 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Elizabeth’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 32). See the full air-quality history for Elizabeth.
ZIP codes in Elizabeth
- 61028