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Arlington Heights, Illinois Weather

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

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

Arlington Heights, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:56 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Arlington Heights, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArlington Heights, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 64°H 82°
Arlington Heights, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    80%
    1.1″
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    76°64°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°65°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°63°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    85°65°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    78°66°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    44%
    82°64°+4°
Arlington Heights, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · backing 13°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the wsw.
Arlington Heights, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.5988.6988.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arlington Heights, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Arlington Heights, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.8mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
14:56 UTC · Arlington Heights, 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
14:56 UTC · Arlington Heights, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arlington Heights, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arlington Heights, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arlington Heights, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arlington Heights, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arlington Heights, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arlington Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 60004, 60005

16-Day Forecast — Arlington Heights

  1. Sat82°67°80%
  2. Sun76°64°15%
  3. Mon80°65°1%
  4. Tue84°63°1%
  5. Wed85°65°13%
  6. Thu78°66°50%
  7. Fri82°64°44%
  8. Sat84°65°11%
  9. Sun69°61°8%
  10. Mon77°60°8%
  11. Tue80°62°7%
  12. Wed84°66°23%
  13. Thu87°69°16%
  14. Fri88°71°19%
  15. Sat90°71°19%
  16. Sun89°72°28%

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

Live wind & temperature near Arlington Heights

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 — Arlington Heights

SPC has placed Arlington Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Arlington Heights

  • 60005
  • 60004

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.