Hidalgo, Illinois Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 91 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hidalgo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 18Rain70%0.22″74°64°—
- FridayJun 19Overcast——78°58°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——81°62°+3°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers75%1.1″75°60°-6°
- MondayJun 22Overcast75%—74°59°-1°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast——75°59°+1°
- WednesdayJun 24Overcast——75°61°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 9:11 AM
- Moonset
- 11:07 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Hidalgo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Hidalgo
- Thu74°64°70%
- Fri78°58°1%
- Sat81°62°9%
- Sun75°60°75%
- Mon74°59°75%
- Tue75°59°1%
- Wed75°61°6%
- Thu78°58°20%
- Fri66°60°27%
- Sat76°57°25%
- Sun79°65°25%
- Mon86°67°55%
- Tue84°68°49%
- Wed87°71°48%
- Thu88°68°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 18, 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 — Hidalgo
SPC has placed Hidalgo 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.
ZIP codes in Hidalgo
- 62432