Ford County, Illinois, United States

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26°C
Feels like 28°
Mostly Clear
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
12 mph SSW
Humidity
82%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
28.92 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
27%
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Ford County is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2117 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:45AM · Sunset: 8:12PM.

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52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
4%
10 PM
26°
21%
11 PM
26°
25%
12 AM
27°
19%
1 AM
26°
19%
2 AM
25°
18%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
23°
3%
5 AM
22°
3%
6 AM
22°
3%
7 AM
22°
3%
8 AM
22°
3%
9 AM
23°
3%
10 AM
24°
3%
11 AM
25°
3%
12 PM
26°
3%
1 PM
26°
3%
2 PM
26°
3%
3 PM
26°
3%
4 PM
28°
3%
5 PM
27°
3%
6 PM
26°
3%
7 PM
26°
3%
8 PM
24°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 21°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
29° 16°
Mostly Cloudy.
Wed
27° 14°
Clear.
Thu
28° 18°
Partly Cloudy.
Fri
23° 17°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sat
26° 17°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Sun
27° 16°
Rain, 28% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 4% 12 mph SSW 82%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 21% 12 mph SSW 83%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 25% 12 mph SW 83%
12 AM 27° Drizzle 19% 11 mph WSW 83%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 19% 10 mph W 84%
2 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 18% 9 mph W 86%
3 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 9 mph WNW 89%
4 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 10 mph NW 90%
5 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 3% 10 mph NNW 92%
6 AM 22° Overcast 3% 11 mph N 93%
7 AM 22° Overcast 3% 12 mph N 92%
8 AM 22° Overcast 3% 12 mph N 88%
9 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 85%
10 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 82%
11 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 80%
12 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 78%
1 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 76%
2 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 74%
3 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 72%
4 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph N 71%
5 PM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 11 mph N 73%
6 PM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph N 74%
7 PM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 74%
8 PM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 70%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/27
Mostly Clear
4%
21°
32°
Tue
7/28
Mostly Cloudy
19%
16°
29°
Wed
7/29
Clear
3%
14°
27°
Thu
7/30
Partly Cloudy
14%
18°
28°
Fri
7/31
Rain
90%
17°
23°
Sat
8/1
Heavy Rain
82%
17°
26°
Sun
8/2
Rain
28%
16°
27°
Mon
8/3
Clear
17%
16°
27°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
44%
18°
29°
Wed
8/5
Rain
68%
20°
29°
Thu
8/6
Rain
64%
18°
31°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
18°
30°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
18°
27°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
18°
26°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
19°
27°
52
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
52 AQI 9.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 39 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 52 Moderate 36 52
Wed 53 Moderate 43 53
Thu 43 Good 43 42
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Jul 28, 01:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1209 J/kg
MLCAPE2346 J/kg
MUCAPE3360 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear46 kt
0–1 km Shear25 kt
Eff. Shear53 kt
0–1 km SRH242
0–3 km SRH206
Eff. SRH206
Storm Motion282° @ 37 kt
0–1 km EHI1.8
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado2.4
STP (eff)2.4
Supercell18.9
K-Index27.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.95 in
0–3 km LR4.3 °C/km
700–500 LR7.1 °C/km
Total Totals52.7
LCL932 hPa
LFC979 hPa
EL210 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,853 ft