Oakford, Illinois Weather
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Oakford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——83°57°—
- FridayJun 5Showers30%0.30″85°68°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Rain30%0.96″85°67°0°
- SundayJun 7Showers44%0.02″84°70°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers74%0.13″84°70°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm52%—90°70°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm18%—91°76°+1°
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 37 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 5:00 AM
- Moonset
- 3:07 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Oakford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (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 — Oakford
SPC has placed Oakford in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.