Newark, Illinois Weather
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Newark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——84°51°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——87°60°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers66%0.01″79°67°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers66%0.01″83°64°+4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast18%—82°62°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle22%—80°65°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle28%0.02″78°68°-2°
Ozone at AQI 76 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.
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 76 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:52 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Newark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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 3, 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 — Newark
SPC has placed Newark 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.