Apple River, IL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Apple River, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

This Afternoon

66°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Apple River

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	66°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	15 mph S	87%
Tonight	53°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	10 to 15 mph S	85%
Wednesday	55°F	Rain Showers Likely	15 mph SW	73%
Wednesday Night	44°F	Chance Rain Showers	15 mph SW	32%
Thursday	52°F	Rain Showers Likely	10 to 15 mph W	57%
Thursday Night	41°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	10 mph N	25%
Friday	49°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 10 mph N	11%
Friday Night	32°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph N	0%
Saturday	51°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph W	2%
Saturday Night	34°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	4%
Sunday	57°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 10 mph W	12%
Sunday Night	36°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph W	3%
Monday	59°F	Sunny	5 to 10 mph SW	1%
Monday Night	40°F	Mostly Clear	5 to 10 mph W	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Apple River (42.502, -90.094). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Apple River

Last spring frost

Apr 27

First fall frost

Oct 9

Growing season

165 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Apple River: nearby ZIP 61001 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Illinois frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Stockton 3 Nne, Il (7.6 mi from Apple River). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.