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Barrington Hills, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Barrington Hills, IL
Sunday, July 5 at 4:28 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Barrington Hills, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBarrington Hills, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 79°
Barrington Hills, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    13%
    77°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    79°63°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°61°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°65°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    60%
    82°67°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    42%
    78°63°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    82°66°+4°
Barrington Hills, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
029° · steady
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nne.
Barrington Hills, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.9985.3987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Barrington Hills, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Barrington Hills, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.1mi
UNLIMITED
38 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
21:28 UTC · Barrington Hills, 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
21:28 UTC · Barrington Hills, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Barrington Hills, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Barrington Hills, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Barrington Hills, IL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Barrington Hills, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Barrington Hills, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barrington Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.

16-Day Forecast — Barrington Hills

  1. Sun75°66°13%
  2. Mon79°63°4%
  3. Tue83°61°0%
  4. Wed82°65°2%
  5. Thu82°67°60%
  6. Fri78°63°42%
  7. Sat82°66°17%
  8. Sun84°66°17%
  9. Mon74°57°7%
  10. Tue75°56°9%
  11. Wed79°57°11%
  12. Thu80°62°14%
  13. Fri82°62°20%
  14. Sat86°67°26%
  15. Sun86°64°24%
  16. Mon86°68°29%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Barrington Hills

SPC includes Barrington Hills in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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.

ZIP codes in Barrington Hills

  • 60010
  • 60011

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.