Colona, Illinois Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle26%—72°60°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm80%0.72″78°58°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast11%—68°57°-10°
- FridayJun 19Clear——71°54°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle17%—71°57°0°
- SundayJun 21Rain56%0.67″62°57°-9°
- MondayJun 22Overcast44%—71°54°+9°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 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 39 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
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
- 6:40 AM
- Moonset
- 9:56 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Colona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 — Colona
- Tue72°60°26%
- Wed78°58°80%
- Thu68°57°11%
- Fri71°54°2%
- Sat71°57°17%
- Sun62°57°56%
- Mon71°54°44%
- Tue75°54°8%
- Wed78°63°12%
- Thu81°62°26%
- Fri81°70°28%
- Sat84°70°30%
- Sun88°74°32%
- Mon87°74°36%
- Tue89°75°35%
- Wed90°75°35%
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 — Colona
SPC has placed Colona 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 Colona
- 61241