The Galena Territory, Illinois Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Galena Territory weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Heavy Drizzle38%0.09″81°63°—
- SundayJun 14Light Rain35%0.11″68°57°-13°
- MondayJun 15Light Drizzle——69°48°+1°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Showers36%—74°52°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Showers68%0.24″68°56°-6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle62%—69°53°+1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast11%—68°51°-1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:35 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Toward the solstice glow
The Galena Territory at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — The Galena Territory
- Sat81°64°38%
- Sun68°57°35%
- Mon69°48°4%
- Tue74°52°36%
- Wed68°56°68%
- Thu69°53°62%
- Fri68°51°11%
- Sat75°54°28%
- Sun68°59°28%
- Mon66°48°22%
- Tue74°46°15%
- Wed78°62°29%
- Thu73°59°32%
- Fri65°54°19%
- Sat72°51°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — The Galena Territory
SPC has placed The Galena Territory in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 The Galena Territory
- 61036