Hopedale, Illinois Weather
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Hopedale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm36%—75°57°0°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail90%0.06″81°56°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle76%—69°55°-12°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy——69°53°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle13%—75°57°+6°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain48%0.33″67°58°-8°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:29 AM
- Moonset
- 8:46 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Hopedale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Hopedale
- Mon75°52°1%
- Tue75°57°36%
- Wed81°56°90%
- Thu69°55°76%
- Fri69°53°2%
- Sat75°57°13%
- Sun67°58°48%
- Mon74°52°42%
- Tue74°58°18%
- Wed79°58°16%
- Thu84°69°12%
- Fri88°71°36%
- Sat89°73°31%
- Sun90°74°32%
- Mon88°75°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Hopedale
SPC has placed Hopedale in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Hopedale
- 61747