Elsah, Illinois Weather
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Elsah weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast12%—88°69°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast11%—92°71°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers50%0.04″86°70°-6°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Showers67%0.45″91°69°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm41%—93°72°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm14%—94°74°+1°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm——93°75°-1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:58 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Elsah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (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 — Elsah
SPC has placed Elsah in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.