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Elburn, Illinois Weather

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

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

Elburn, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:42 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
89%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Elburn, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElburn, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 82°
Elburn, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    86%
    0.11″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    79°64°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°62°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    80°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.15″
    77°64°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    80°62°+3°
Elburn, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · veering 47°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the wsw.
Elburn, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.5985.5985.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elburn, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
30.0mi
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
14:42 UTC · Elburn, 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
14:42 UTC · Elburn, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elburn, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elburn, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elburn, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elburn, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elburn, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elburn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60119

16-Day Forecast — Elburn

  1. Sat82°69°86%
  2. Sun79°64°18%
  3. Mon79°62°2%
  4. Tue80°58°3%
  5. Wed80°62°25%
  6. Thu77°64°36%
  7. Fri80°62°36%
  8. Sat81°61°13%
  9. Sun67°58°9%
  10. Mon73°55°12%
  11. Tue79°59°9%
  12. Wed78°61°26%
  13. Thu82°65°19%
  14. Fri83°68°26%
  15. Sat85°69°21%
  16. Sun83°70°32%

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 — Elburn

SPC has placed Elburn 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 Elburn

  • 60119

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.