Bellflower, Illinois Weather
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Bellflower weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——83°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——86°58°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Rain44%0.10″83°66°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers65%—84°65°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers32%—82°70°-2°
- MondayJun 8Showers50%0.01″82°69°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle24%—84°69°+2°
Ozone at AQI 39. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Bellflower at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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 — Bellflower
SPC has placed Bellflower 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.