Des Plaines, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Des Plaines weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers80%0.70″80°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—75°64°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°65°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle35%0.12″79°67°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—81°65°+2°
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.
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
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Des Plaines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 codes: 60016, 60018
16-Day Forecast — Des Plaines
- Sat80°68°80%
- Sun75°64°13%
- Mon81°65°4%
- Tue84°65°2%
- Wed87°66°26%
- Thu79°67°35%
- Fri81°65°35%
- Sat86°66°16%
- Sun71°63°11%
- Mon78°61°12%
- Tue81°64°8%
- Wed87°66°23%
- Thu90°70°16%
- Fri90°73°19%
- Sat93°73°19%
- Sun92°73°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Des Plaines
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 — Des Plaines
SPC has placed Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines
- 60018
- 60016
- 60017
- 60019