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Bensenville, Illinois Weather

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

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

Bensenville, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 10:58 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Bensenville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBensenville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 81°
Bensenville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.42″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    75°64°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°65°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°65°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    87°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    0.12″
    79°67°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    46%
    81°65°+2°
Bensenville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · veering 140°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bensenville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.1990.5990.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bensenville, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bensenville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
43 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
15:58 UTC · Bensenville, 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
15:58 UTC · Bensenville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bensenville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bensenville, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bensenville, 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 09m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bensenville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bensenville, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bensenville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60106

16-Day Forecast — Bensenville

  1. Sat81°68°80%
  2. Sun75°64°17%
  3. Mon81°65°2%
  4. Tue84°65°1%
  5. Wed87°66°12%
  6. Thu79°67°49%
  7. Fri81°65°46%
  8. Sat86°66°12%
  9. Sun71°63°8%
  10. Mon78°61°8%
  11. Tue81°64°7%
  12. Wed87°66°23%
  13. Thu90°69°16%
  14. Fri90°73°19%
  15. Sat93°73°19%
  16. Sun92°73°28%

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 — Bensenville

SPC has placed Bensenville 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 Bensenville

  • 60106
  • 60105
  • 60399

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.