Hoffman Estates, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hoffman Estates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers79%0.82″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—78°64°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°60°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—82°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%0.01″77°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—81°63°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 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 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hoffman Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
ZIP codes: 60169, 60192
16-Day Forecast — Hoffman Estates
- Sat81°68°79%
- Sun78°64°19%
- Mon80°64°1%
- Tue83°60°1%
- Wed82°63°13%
- Thu77°65°49%
- Fri81°63°45%
- Sat82°63°12%
- Sun68°60°8%
- Mon75°57°8%
- Tue79°61°7%
- Wed81°64°23%
- Thu85°67°16%
- Fri86°69°19%
- Sat88°69°19%
- Sun87°71°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Hoffman Estates
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 — Hoffman Estates
SPC has placed Hoffman Estates 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 Hoffman Estates
- 60192
- 60169
- 60120
- 60094
- 60159