Hillcrest, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillcrest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain66%0.08″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—82°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°62°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°56°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—81°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle31%0.08″76°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—79°62°+3°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 2.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 2.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hillcrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
16-Day Forecast — Hillcrest
- Sat82°67°66%
- Sun82°64°21%
- Mon80°62°2%
- Tue80°56°2%
- Wed81°62°21%
- Thu76°64°31%
- Fri79°62°31%
- Sat82°62°14%
- Sun66°57°9%
- Mon73°55°14%
- Tue75°58°12%
- Wed78°61°26%
- Thu82°65°13%
- Fri82°68°26%
- Sat84°69°26%
- Sun82°71°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 — Hillcrest
SPC has placed Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest
- 61068