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Fox River Grove, Illinois Weather

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

Fox River Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fox River Grove, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:06 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Fox River Grove, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFox River Grove, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 63°H 81°
Fox River Grove, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    73%
    3.8″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    79°63°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°60°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°58°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    82°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.02″
    77°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    43%
    78°62°+1°
Fox River Grove, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 136°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fox River Grove, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.1987.0987.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fox River Grove, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 10 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fox River Grove, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
67%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
16:06 UTC · Fox River Grove, 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
16:06 UTC · Fox River Grove, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fox River Grove, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fox River Grove, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fox River Grove, 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
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fox River Grove, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fox River Grove, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fox River Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP code: 60021

16-Day Forecast — Fox River Grove

  1. Sat81°68°73%
  2. Sun79°63°17%
  3. Mon78°60°1%
  4. Tue81°58°1%
  5. Wed82°60°14%
  6. Thu77°64°48%
  7. Fri78°62°43%
  8. Sat82°61°11%
  9. Sun67°59°8%
  10. Mon74°55°8%
  11. Tue78°60°8%
  12. Wed80°63°23%
  13. Thu84°66°16%
  14. Fri84°68°19%
  15. Sat87°69°19%
  16. Sun87°70°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 — Fox River Grove

SPC includes Fox River Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Fox River Grove

  • 60021

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.