New Bedford, Illinois Weather
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New Bedford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle28%—72°57°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm83%0.60″78°56°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle14%—67°57°-11°
- FridayJun 19Partly Cloudy——70°54°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle15%0.04″70°57°0°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain54%0.37″61°58°-9°
- MondayJun 22Overcast50%—71°53°+10°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
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
- 6:37 AM
- Moonset
- 9:54 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
New Bedford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — New Bedford
- Tue72°57°28%
- Wed78°56°83%
- Thu67°57°14%
- Fri70°54°3%
- Sat70°57°15%
- Sun61°58°54%
- Mon71°53°50%
- Tue76°54°8%
- Wed78°59°11%
- Thu80°62°23%
- Fri80°69°26%
- Sat87°69°39%
- Sun88°74°46%
- Mon87°74°41%
- Tue89°73°34%
- Wed90°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — New Bedford
SPC has placed New Bedford in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 New Bedford
- 61346