Bradley, Illinois Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——76°54°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast30%—75°60°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail91%1.0″78°54°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle90%—71°56°-7°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——67°53°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——64°53°-3°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle41%0.18″62°60°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
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 35 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:19 AM
- Moonset
- 8:43 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Bradley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bradley
- Mon76°54°1%
- Tue75°60°30%
- Wed78°54°91%
- Thu71°56°90%
- Fri67°53°3%
- Sat64°53°7%
- Sun62°60°41%
- Mon69°54°41%
- Tue74°52°12%
- Wed75°56°8%
- Thu79°59°17%
- Fri84°68°23%
- Sat89°73°35%
- Sun88°73°33%
- Mon79°67°35%
- Tue82°64°52%
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 — Bradley
SPC has placed Bradley in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Bradley
- 60915
- 60914