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Hopkins Park, Illinois Weather

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

Hopkins Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Hopkins Park, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 4:18 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
60%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Hopkins Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHopkins Park, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 73% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 87°
Hopkins Park, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    73%
    0.09″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    80°70°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°63°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    80°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    83°62°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    0.02″
    83°71°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    78°69°-5°
Hopkins Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 32°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 5
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 5 · pk 38
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 328SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hopkins Park, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.2989.6989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hopkins Park, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 — 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
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
windy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Hopkins Park, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
21:18 UTC · Hopkins Park, 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
21:18 UTC · Hopkins Park, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hopkins Park, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hopkins Park, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hopkins Park, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hopkins Park, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hopkins Park, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hopkins Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Hopkins Park

  1. Sat87°71°73%
  2. Sun80°69°19%
  3. Mon77°63°6%
  4. Tue80°59°3%
  5. Wed83°62°4%
  6. Thu83°71°51%
  7. Fri78°69°37%
  8. Sat73°58°13%
  9. Sun76°57°7%
  10. Mon74°57°9%
  11. Tue76°55°8%
  12. Wed79°61°35%
  13. Thu81°61°30%
  14. Fri79°68°29%
  15. Sat79°67°31%
  16. Sun73°60°45%

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 — Hopkins Park

SPC has placed Hopkins Park in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Hopkins Park

  • 60958
  • 60944

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.