Gardner, Illinois Weather
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Gardner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——85°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——88°59°+3°
- FridayJun 5Rain76%0.10″81°70°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers76%—82°67°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast38%—85°63°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle26%0.01″80°68°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle25%—78°69°-2°
Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 24 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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
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
- 3:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Gardner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (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 — Gardner
SPC has placed Gardner in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- 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.