Elmhurst, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elmhurst weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain16%0.33″75°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°61°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers53%0.08″86°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle52%—85°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle21%0.02″83°69°-2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elmhurst at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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: 60126
16-Day Forecast — Elmhurst
- Sun73°64°16%
- Mon78°63°4%
- Tue88°61°0%
- Wed87°70°7%
- Thu86°69°53%
- Fri85°68°52%
- Sat83°69°21%
- Sun89°70°13%
- Mon91°71°9%
- Tue93°76°7%
- Wed77°65°10%
- Thu87°62°15%
- Fri87°65°16%
- Sat91°70°16%
- Sun89°72°17%
- Mon93°73°13%
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 — Elmhurst
SPC includes Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst
- 60126