Kirkwood, Illinois Weather
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Kirkwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——83°56°—
- FridayJun 5Drizzle62%0.06″76°65°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers62%—84°67°+8°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers52%0.03″85°69°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers59%—84°70°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast38%—80°69°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm25%—90°75°+10°
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
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 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 4:35 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Kirkwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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 4, 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 — Kirkwood
SPC has placed Kirkwood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.