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Hawthorn Woods, Illinois Weather

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

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

Hawthorn Woods, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 4:57 PM
73
°
Showers
Feels like
81°
Humidity
95%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHawthorn Woods, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 82% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 65°H 77°
Hawthorn Woods, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    82%
    0.32″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    77°65°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°63°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    73°65°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    33%
    75°63°+2°
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · backing 160°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 21 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2011SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4983.8983.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
8.0mi
GOOD
49 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
21:57 UTC · Hawthorn Woods, 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
21:57 UTC · Hawthorn Woods, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hawthorn Woods, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hawthorn Woods, 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 10m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hawthorn Woods, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hawthorn Woods, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hawthorn Woods at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

16-Day Forecast — Hawthorn Woods

  1. Sat82°68°82%
  2. Sun77°65°4%
  3. Mon78°63°3%
  4. Tue81°59°2%
  5. Wed83°63°13%
  6. Thu73°65°49%
  7. Fri75°63°33%
  8. Sat75°59°9%
  9. Sun77°56°6%
  10. Mon73°55°10%
  11. Tue80°58°8%
  12. Wed80°63°29%
  13. Thu84°64°21%
  14. Fri76°71°23%
  15. Sat80°63°17%
  16. Sun74°59°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 — Hawthorn Woods

SPC includes Hawthorn Woods 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 Hawthorn Woods

  • 60047

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.