Mount Auburn, Illinois Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Auburn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Mostly Clear——80°55°—
- WednesdayJun 3Overcast——79°52°-1°
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——82°56°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast23%—81°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers44%0.16″79°65°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast24%—86°68°+7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast24%—82°68°-4°
Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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).
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
- Moonrise
- 3:03 AM
- Moonset
- 11:58 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Mount Auburn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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.