Garden Prairie, Illinois Weather
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Garden Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Clear——76°52°—
- WednesdayJun 3Overcast——82°51°+6°
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——81°55°-1°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers47%—82°68°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle56%—80°65°-2°
- SundayJun 7Mostly Clear20%—79°58°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast15%—80°57°+1°
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
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).
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
- Moonrise
- 3:12 AM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Garden Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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.