Bloomington, Illinois Weather
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Bloomington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast31%—83°69°—
- SaturdayJun 6Rain42%0.24″84°67°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers63%0.01″84°68°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers78%0.19″79°69°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm55%—88°68°+9°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm30%—89°73°+1°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm——91°75°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:02 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Bloomington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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 5, 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 — Bloomington
SPC has placed Bloomington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.