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Alhambra, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alhambra weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alhambra, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:53 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Alhambra, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlhambra, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Alhambra, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    21%
    7.8″
    82°71°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    87°69°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°66°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    87°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    89°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.02″
    87°72°-2°
Alhambra, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
215° · veering 12°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 25 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 324SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the sw.
Alhambra, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.6
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.6
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.6995.5996.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Alhambra, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 10 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alhambra, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.2mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:53 UTC · Alhambra, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:53 UTC · Alhambra, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alhambra, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alhambra, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alhambra, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alhambra, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alhambra, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alhambra at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 62001

16-Day Forecast — Alhambra

  1. Sat93°73°22%
  2. Sun82°71°21%
  3. Mon87°69°8%
  4. Tue84°66°7%
  5. Wed87°66°12%
  6. Thu89°71°33%
  7. Fri87°72°42%
  8. Sat87°73°29%
  9. Sun76°61°6%
  10. Mon74°58°6%
  11. Tue77°60°11%
  12. Wed81°64°9%
  13. Thu81°66°16%
  14. Fri82°69°23%
  15. Sat85°69°23%
  16. Sun88°72°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Alhambra

SPC has placed Alhambra in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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.

ZIP codes in Alhambra

  • 62001

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.