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
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain82%0.74″85°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—80°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°63°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°59°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——83°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail44%0.02″83°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—78°69°-5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hopkins Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sat85°71°82%
- Sun80°68°18%
- Mon76°63°8%
- Tue80°59°3%
- Wed83°62°4%
- Thu83°71°44%
- Fri78°69°40%
- Sat73°58°14%
- Sun76°57°8%
- Mon74°57°10%
- Tue76°55°9%
- Wed79°61°23%
- Thu81°61°24%
- Fri79°68°24%
- Sat79°67°17%
- Sun73°60°29%
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