Broughton, Illinois Weather
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Broughton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——82°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°62°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers17%0.07″86°65°+1°
- SundayJun 7Rain39%0.62″78°71°-8°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers69%0.13″84°70°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Showers42%0.47″88°70°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle26%0.02″87°72°-1°
Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 4:16 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Broughton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (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 — Broughton
SPC has placed Broughton 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.