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Huntley, Illinois Weather

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

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

Huntley, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 2:31 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Huntley, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHuntley, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 64% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 65°H 82°
Huntley, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    68%
    0.77″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    80°65°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°61°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°58°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    80°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    48%
    0.08″
    80°65°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    43%
    75°63°-5°
Huntley, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · backing 128°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Huntley, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.1983.0984.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Huntley, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
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 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Huntley, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.5mi
UNLIMITED
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
19:31 UTC · Huntley, 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
19:31 UTC · Huntley, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Huntley, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Huntley, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Huntley, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Huntley, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Huntley, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Huntley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

ZIP code: 60142

16-Day Forecast — Huntley

  1. Sat81°68°68%
  2. Sun80°64°12%
  3. Mon76°61°3%
  4. Tue79°58°1%
  5. Wed80°60°14%
  6. Thu80°65°48%
  7. Fri75°63°43%
  8. Sat73°58°12%
  9. Sun75°55°8%
  10. Mon73°55°8%
  11. Tue78°57°7%
  12. Wed77°60°29%
  13. Thu80°63°26%
  14. Fri74°67°19%
  15. Sat78°60°20%
  16. Sun73°57°34%

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 — Huntley

SPC includes Huntley 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 Huntley

  • 60142

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.